Summary

• The Fall of the House of Usher, directed by Mike Flanagan, has a release date of October 12th, 2023, and features a talented cast including Kate Siegel, Bruce Greenwood, and Mark Hamill.
• The miniseries draws inspiration from Edgar Allen Poe's works, with the story following the ruthless heirs of a pharmaceutical empire as dark family secrets and a mysterious woman from their past threaten their lives.
• The teaser trailer showcases Flanagan's eerie style, with first looks at Bruce Greenwood's Roderick Usher and Carla Gugino's shape-shifting demon Verna, accompanied by quotes from Poe's famous poem, "The Raven."

Mike Flanagan has yet another Netflix horror show coming out, so here’s everything that's known about the latest The Fall of the House of Usher news. The critically acclaimed horror filmmaker is well known for adapting some of the greatest horror stories of the 20th century, pulling from authors like Shirley Jackson, Stephen King, and now classic writer Edgar Allen Poe. Although many have been hoping for Flanagan’s next installment in Netflix’s The Haunting series, the director’s next project, The Fall of the House of Usher, takes viewers down a different horror avenue.

After such an incredible few years of horror TV, Netflix’s horror collaborations with Mike Flanagan haven’t failed to disappoint, which makes his upcoming projects some of the most highly anticipated. Thankfully, there's a lot of exciting The Fall of the House of Usher news to share, and the director and Netflix have showcased some important information to gain more excitement for the series. Here’s everything that's known so far about The Fall of the House of Usher, including the most recent news, release date, cast, story, and trailer.

The Most Recent The Fall Of The House Of Usher News

With the October Netflix release date for The Fall of the House of Usher fast approaching, the streamer revealed one final piece of significant news in September 2023. The first full-length trailer for The Fall of the House of Usher arrived, along with a brief plot synopsis that teased what's to come in Mike Flanagan's Edgar Allan Poe adaptation:

She's coming for them all.

In this wicked series from Mike Flanagan (The Haunting of Hill House) and based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, ruthless siblings Roderick and Madeline Usher have built Fortunato Pharmaceuticals into an empire of wealth, privilege and power. But past secrets come to light when the heirs to the Usher dynasty start dying at the hands of a mysterious woman from their youth.

The Fall Of The House Of Usher Release Date

The Fall of the House of Usher release date is Thursday, October 12th, 2023, serendipitously in time for Halloween. The Fall of the House of Usher began filming on January 31, 2022, in Vancouver, Canada. However, production soon became muddied as series lead Frank Langella had to be recast due to onset allegations of misconduct. Production recovered as Roderick Usher was recast with Bruce Greenwood, and subsequently wrapped on July 9th, 2022.

The Fall Of The House Of Usher Cast

As expected by a Mike Flanagan project, The Fall of the House of Usher cast features numerous actors from his previous Netflix shows. Returning in The Fall of the House of Usher from The Haunting series and Midnight Mass are Kate Siegel, Rahul Kohli, Henry Thomas, Annabeth Gish, Carla Gugino, T’Nia Miller, Katie Parker, Robert Longstreet, and Samantha Sloyan. Also returning from Midnight Mass are Zachary Gilford, Michael Trucco, and Matt Biedel. In addition, The Midnight Club alums Aya Furukawa, Sauriyan Sapkota, Ruth Codd, and Igby Rigney return.

The Fall of the House of Usher also marks the Flanagan Netflix actor additions of Star Wars’ Mark Hamill as the family attorney Arthur Pym, Mary McDonnell (Donnie Darko) as Madeline Usher, Bruce Greenwood (Star Trek) as patriarch Roderick Usher, and Carl Lumbly (from Flanagan's Doctor Sleep) as investigator C. Auguste Dupin. Other confirmed members of The Fall of the House of Usher cast include Paola Nuñez (Bad Boys for Life), Willa Fitzgerald (Scream: The TV Series), Malcolm Goodwin (Reacher), Crystal Balint (Prison Break), Kyleigh Curran (Doctor Sleep), and Daniel Jun (American Gods).

The Fall Of The House Of Usher Story Details

Mike Flanagan's The Fall of the House of Usher is an adaptation of an Edgar Allen Poe story, but it's set in the modern world and is very loose with how it uses the source material (while also drawing in elements from his other works). The Fall of the House of Usher story sees brother and sister Roderick (Greenwood) and Madeline Usher (McDonnell) as the ruthless and ultra-rich creators of the pharmaceutical empire Fortunato Pharmaceuticals. However, dark family secrets soon begin to spill over and the heirs of Fortunato Pharmaceuticals begin dying at the hands of a mysterious woman from their past.

The original The Fall of the House of Usher story is somewhat different, and Flanagan has revealed that the miniseries will draw from several of Poe's works, not just the novella. Poe's tale sees a narrator visiting siblings Roderick and Madeline, who are in dire straits while living in their ancestral home. While Roderick believes he is dying, Madeline is actually ill and Roderick informs the narrator that Madeline has died, and he needs help putting her body in the family vault. However, Roderick begins to deteriorate rapidly and fears that Madeline may still be alive. The Fall of the House of Usher ends with Madeline's blood-soaked body chasing her brother away as their house splits in two and sinks beneath a lake.

The Fall Of The House Of Usher Trailer

The first full trailer for The Fall of the House of Usher arrived in September 2023, and gave viewers a clear picture of what to expect from the modernized Edgar Allen Poe adaptation. The Usher crime family are placed front and center, with the trailer quickly establishing that their crimes will shock the world. There are also plenty of nods to Poe's work throughout, including the infamous "Nevermore" from his poem The Raven (something his name is now synonymous with).

At 2:44, the trailer is quite generous with what it reveals about The Fall of the House of Usher. Both the tone and premise are established well, and it's clear that — while being based on the works of a renowned horror author — will have plenty of snappy, almost comedic dialogue delivered by the well-rounded cast. What's more, the modern setting will doubtless create a lot of interesting plot directions, and the melding of Poe's ideas with the premise of a corrupt family of Pharmaceutical moguls could make for one of Mike Flanagan's most successful shows to date.