This new Netflix show is being called a horror-themed version of ‘Succession’
nme.comNetflix show The Fall Of The House Of Usher has proved a hit with critics so far, with many describing it as a horror-version of hit HBO show, Succession.The series is the next project from Mike Flanagan, who created Netflix’s The Haunting Of Hill House, The Haunting Of Bly Manor and this year’s Midnight Mass.The eight-episode series follows the gloomy downfall of pharmaceutical kingpin Roderick Usher (played by Bruce Greenwood) and his rich family who are often at loggerheads – much like the cast of Succession.Describing the show on X/Twitter last year, Flanagan wrote: “This miniseries is a modern remix of some of the most iconic works of Edgar Allan Poe.
To tell this epic tale of greed, horror, and tragedy, we have assembled the largest ensemble cast in the history of Intrepid Pictures.”The series, which premieres on Netflix on October 12, has been certified ‘fresh’ by Rotten Tomatoes, scoring a huge 92% positive score so far. “The Fall of the House of Usher is Mike Flanagan’s most ambitious horror story yet,” said The Verge, while Entertainment Weekly described it as “Succession meets Edgar Allan Poe fan fiction.”Vanity Fair added: “House Of Usher is a heavy show, stuffed to the gills with morbid humour and gloomy pathos, political allusions jumbled together with myriad pop culture references.
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