Director Mike Flanagan is back (not that he ever left) with his new series, based on the tale by Edgar Allen Poe, titled “The Fall of the House of Usher.” The series is now out on Netflix, telling a dark and twisted tale of a ruthless, corrupt family and that the time has come for the consequences of their actions to be felt through suffering.
The limited series from Intrepid Pictures features eight episodes, four that were directed by Flanagan and four by Michael Fimognari, who worked with Flanagan as cinematographer for “Haunting of Hill House” and who directed several episodes of Flanagan’s series “The Midnight Club.”
Carla Gugino (Gerald’s Game, “The Haunting of Hill House”), Mary McDonnell (Scream 4), Carl Lumbly (Doctor Sleep), Henry Thomas (“Haunting of Hill House”), and Mark Hamill star along with Bruce Greenwood, who appeared in Flanagan’s Gerald’s Game. The ensemble cast also includes Paola Núñez, Katie Parker, Malcolm Goodwin, Kyleigh Curran, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kohli, Sauriyan Sapkota, Zach Gilford, Michael Trucco, Crystal Balint, Aya Furukawa, Igby Rigney, Annabeth Gish, Daniel Jun, Matt Biedel, Ruth Codd, and Robert Longstreet.
“House of Usher” marks the fifth series Flanagan has made for Netflix, including “The Haunting of Hill House,” “The Haunting of Bly Manon,” “Midnight Mass,” and “The Midnight Club”. The brilliant writer-producer-director is also behind movies such as Oculus, Doctor Sleep, Hush, and Ouija: Origin of Evil, just to name a few. Flanagan will also serve as executive producer along with Trevor Macy, Michael Fimognari, and Emmy Grinwis.
Watch “The Fall of the House of Usher” now streaming on Netflix.
