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The Fall of the House of Usher

TV · 2023 · 1 season

A lavish, grimly theatrical descent into a cursed dynasty, blending horror and satire with a slow, inevitable dread.

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2023 American television miniseries
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TV
Year
2023
Seasons
1
Episodes
8
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • family
  • corruption
  • guilt
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror8
Humour4
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, Gothic fiction
Created by
Mike Flanagan
Written by
Mike Flanagan
Starring
Mark Hamill, Carla Gugino, Mary McDonnell, Bruce Greenwood, Carl Lumbly
Music
The Newton Brothers
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes, 67 min each
Network
Netflix
Country
United States
Languages
English

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