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Based on the tales of Edgar Allan Poe, Mike Flanagan‘s final series for Netflix is “The Fall of the House of Usher,” and it’s going to be unlike anything Flanagan has ever done before.

The limited series from Intrepid Pictures is “based on multiple works from Poe,” and Netflix has announced this morning that “Usher” will premiere on October 12, 2023.

Check out poster art and a first-look image gallery below.

“In this wicked 8-episode limited series 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 ensemble cast will include Carla Gugino (Gerald’s Game, “The Haunting of Hill House”), Mary McDonnell (Scream 4), Carl Lumbly (Doctor Sleep), and Mark Hamill.

Bruce Greenwood (Gerald’s Game) is playing Roderick Usher.

Carla Gugino told Tudum.com last year during production, “It’s batshit crazy in the best possible way. It has quite a lot of very dark humor, but also really touches the soul.”

Michael Trucco, T’Nia Miller, Paola Nuñez, Henry Thomas, Kyleigh Curran, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kohli, Kate Siegel, Sauriyan Sapkota, Zach Gilford, Willa Fitzgerald, Katie Parker, Malcolm Goodwin, Crystal Balint, Aya Furukawa, Daniel Jun, Matt Biedel, Ruth Codd, Annabeth Gish, Igby Rigney and Robert Longstreet also star.

“The Fall of the House of Usher” marks the fifth series for Mike Flanagan and Trevor Macy at Netflix under their Intrepid Pictures overall deal, including: the fan-beloved “The Haunting of” series – “The Haunting of Hill House” and “The Haunting of Bly Manor”; the critically-lauded “Midnight Mass,” and most recently, Christopher Pike adaptation “The Midnight Club.”

Mike Flanagan and Michael Fimognari each directed four episodes of “Usher.”

Executive producers include Flanagan, Trevor Macy, Emmy Grinwis and Michael Fimognari.

The Fall of the House of Usher. Sauriyan Sapkota as Prospero Usher in episode 101 of The Fall of the House of Usher. Cr. Eike Schroter/Netflix © 2023

The Fall of the House of Usher. Samantha Sloyan as Tamerlane Usher in episode 106 of The Fall of the House of Usher. Cr. Eike Schroter/Netflix © 2023

The Fall of the House of Usher. Bruce Greenwood as Roderick Usher in episode 101 of The Fall of the House of Usher. Cr. Eike Schroter/Netflix © 2023

The Fall of the House of Usher. (L to R) Aya Furukawa as Tina, Kate Siegel as Camille L’Espanaye, Igby Rigney as Toby in episode 102 of The Fall of the House of Usher. Cr. Eike Schroter/Netflix © 2023

The Fall of the House of Usher. (L to R) Paola Nuñez as Dr. Alessandra Ruiz, T’Nia Miller as Victorine LaFourcade in episode 105 of The Fall of the House of Usher. Cr. Eike Schroter/Netflix © 2023

The Fall of the House of Usher. (L to R) Sauriyan Sapkota as Prospero Usher, Kate Siegel as Camille L’Espanaye, Rahul Kohli as Napoleon Usher, Matt Biedel as Bill-T Wilson, Samantha Sloyan as Tamerlane Usher, Mark Hamill as Arthur Pym in episode 101 of The Fall of the House of Usher. Cr. Eike Schroter/Netflix © 2023

The Fall of the House of Usher. Carla Gugino as Verna in episode 108 of The Fall of the House of Usher. Cr. Eike Schroter/Netflix © 2023

The Fall of the House of Usher. (L to R) Kyliegh Curran as Lenore Usher, Henry Thomas as Frederick Usher in episode 105 of The Fall of the House of Usher. Cr. Eike Schroter/Netflix © 2023

The Fall of the House of Usher. Mary McDonnell as Madeline Usher in episode 103 of The Fall of the House of Usher. Cr. Eike Schroter/Netflix © 2023

The Fall of the House of Usher. (L to R) Carl Lumbly as C. Auguste Dupin, Nicholas Lea as Judge John Neal, Mark Hamill as Arthur Pym in episode 105 of The Fall of the House of Usher. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2023