The Fall of the House of Usher is a gothic horror drama miniseries created by Mike Flanagan. Loosely based on the short story of the same name and other works by Edgar Allan Poe, it premiered on Netflix on October 12, 2023. It is the fifth streaming horror series created by Flanagan.
Synopsis[]
The CEO of a corrupt pharmaceutical company faces his questionable past when his children start dying in mysterious and brutal ways.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Carla Gugino as Verna, a mysterious stranger from the Usher twins' past who preys on the heirs of their family.
- Bruce Greenwood as Roderick Usher, Madeline's twin brother
- Zach Gilford as young Roderick Usher
- Graham Verchere as teen Roderick Usher
- Lincoln Russo as kid Roderick Usher
- Mary McDonnell as Madeline Usher, Roderick's twin sister
- Willa Fitzgerald as young Madeline Usher
- Lulu Wilson as teen Madeline Usher
- Kate Whiddington as kid Madeline Usher
- Henry Thomas as Frederick Usher, Roderick's eldest son
- William Kosovic as young Frederick Usher
- Kate Siegel as Camille L'Espanaye, one of Roderick's illegitimate children, and the sharp-tongued public relations head of Fortunato Pharmaceuticals
- Rahul Kohli as Napoleon "Leo" Usher, one of Roderick's illegitimate children
- Samantha Sloyan as Tamerlane Usher, Roderick's eldest daughter
- T'Nia Miller as Victorine LaFourcade, the eldest of Roderick's illegitimate children
- Michael Trucco as Rufus Griswold, the first successor of Fortunato
- Katie Parker as Annabel Lee, Roderick's first wife
- Sauriyan Sapkota as Prospero "Perry" Usher, the youngest of Roderick's illegitimate children
- Matt Biedel as William "Bill-T" Wilson, a fitness influencer, and Tamerlane's husband
- Crystal Balint as Morelle Usher, a former model and actress, Frederick's wife, and Lenore's mother
- Ruth Codd as Juno Usher, Roderick's second wife, and a former drug addict
- Kyliegh Curran as Lenore Usher, Frederick and Morella's daughter. Roderick considers her to be "the best of the Ushers"
- Carl Lumbly as C. Auguste Dupin, the Assistant United States Attorney who wants to bring the Ushers to justice
- Malcolm Goodwin as young C. Auguste Dupin
- Mark Hamill as Arthur Pym, "a character surprisingly at home in the shadows"
Recurring[]
- Annabeth Gish as Eliza Usher, Roderick and Madeline's religious mother who worked as Longfellow's secretary
- Robert Longstreet as William Longfellow, the former CEO of Fortunato
- Paola Nuñez as Dr. Alessandra "Al" Ruiz, Victorine's girlfriend and co-worker
- Igby Rigney as Toby, Camille's assistant and lover
- Aya Furukawa as Tina, Camille's assistant and lover
- Daniel Jun as Julius, Leo's partner and Pluto's owner
- Sarah-Jane Redmond as Mrs. Longfellow, William's wife
- Nicholas Lea as Judge John Neal, who presides over the case of the Ushers
- Molly C. Quinn as Jenny, one of Perry's partners
- JayR Tinaco as Faraj, one of Perry's partners
- Alex Essoe as Court Witness