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The Fall of the House of Usher (2023)

Loosely based on the story by Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher is a horror drama mini-series created by Mike Flanagan (Midnight Mass, The Haunting of Hill House) for Netflix. This modern retelling follows a corrupt pharmaceutical CEO, Roderick Usher, as he is forced to reckon with his past as a curse begins to claim the lives of each of his children.

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The Fall of the House of Usher
TV-MA
Drama
Horror

Cast
Carla Gugino , Bruce Greenwood , Mary McDonnell , Carl Lumbly , Samantha Sloyan , T'Nia Miller , Rahul Kohli , Kate Siegel , Sauriyan Sapkota , Zach Gilford
Release Date
October 12, 2023
Seasons
1
Streaming Sevice
Netflix
Writers
Mike Flanagan
Directors
Mike Flanagan , Michael Fimognari
Showrunner
Mike Flanagan
Story By
Edgar Allan Poe

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