The Usher family, whose time has come.
Meet the family in Mike Flanagan’s latest BC-filmed horror series The Fall of the House of Usher streaming now on Netflix.
Brother and sister.
Eldest son and eldest daughter.
The four Usher “bastards”.
Roderick Usher (Bruce Greenwood), Madeline Usher (Mary McDonnell), Frederick Usher (Henry Thomas), GOOP-wannabe Tamerlane Usher (Samantha Sloyan), PR exec Camille L’Espanaye (Kate Siegel), Victorine LaFourcade (T’Nia Miller), bisexual video game designer Napoleon “Leo” Usher (Rahul Kohli), Prospero Usher (Sauriyan Sapokota).
In this wicked series based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, ruthless siblings Roderick (Bruce Greenwood) and Madeline Usher (Mary McDonnell) have built Fortunato Pharmaceuticals into an empire of wealth, privilege, and power.
But past secrets start coming to light when the heirs to the Usher dynasty start dying at the hands of a mysterious woman (Carla Gugino) from their childhood.
Usher Family Dinner:
Mark Hamill as Arthur Pym, the ruthless Usher family lawyer aka The Pym Reaper.
Usher foes:
Carla Gugino as mysterious , supernatural Verna (an anagram of Raven).
It’s bats**t crazy in the best possible way. It has quite a lot of very dark humor, but also really touches the soul . . .There is a fantastical supernatural element to the story, and [Verna} is the manifestation of that. You could say she’s the executor of fate or the executor of karma.– Carla Gugino to Netflix’s Tudum.
At Propero’s Orgy.
Carl Lumley as attorney C. Auguste Dupin, who dedicates his life to taking down “the Usher crime family”.
The Fall of the House of Usher:
B.C. filming dates: January 31 2022 – July 13 2022
Episodes: 8.
Directors: Mike Flanagan (4 episodes), Michael Fimognari (4 episodes).
Cast: Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Mary McDonnell, Mark Hamill, Carl Lumley, Henry Thomas, Samantha Sloyan, T’nia Miller, Rahul Kohli, Kate Siegel, Sauriyan Sapkota, Zach Gilford, Katie Parker, Michael Trucco, Michael Goodwin, Crystal Balint, Kylegh Curran, Paola Nunez, Aya Furukawa, Matt Biedel, Daniel Jun, Ruth Codd, Robert Longstreet, Annabeth Gish, Igby Rigney, Willa Fitzgerald.
Bruce Greenwood replaced Frank Langella partway through production.
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Mike Flanagan had a good thing going in Vancouver.
The writer/director shot four of his five Netflix horror series here: The Haunting of Bly Manor, Midnight Mass, The Midnight Club and The Fall of the House of Usher.
Filming Locations:
The Usher House:
The Fall of the House of Usher filming on location at 72nd Street house in Ladner in March,2022.
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Interior of Ladner house as Usher House.
Holy Rosary Cathedral in downtown Vancouver.
The Fall of the House of Usher filming at the Vancouver Art Gallery in April 2022.
The Fall of the House of Usher drops on Netflix.