Did Midnight Mass leave you craving more from Mike Flanagan? Well then we have excellent news for you. Today Netflix has announced The Fall of the House of Usher, a new limited series from the streaming giant’s personally appointed master of horror. And that title sounds familiar for a good reason: this new limited series will be based on the works of Edgar Allen Poe.
The eight-episode The Fall of the House of Usher comes from Netflix and Intrepid Pictures, Flanagan and Trevor Macy’s production company. Both Flanagan and Macy will executive produce the upcoming limited series. Additionally, Flanagan will be credited as the creator and will direct four episodes. Michael Fimognari (To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You, To All the Boys: Always and Forever) will direct the remaining four. Fimognari and Emmy Grinwis (Snowfall, Limetown) are also set to executive produce.
It’s exciting news, especially for anyone hoping for a third season of The Haunting. After all, it’s a literary adaptation (check) based on the works of an esteemed horror author (double check). But as Decider has confirmed with Netflix, The Fall of the House of Usher has no association with Flanagan and Macy’s other works. It will be its own standalone series.
The Fall of the House of Usher will mark the fifth Netflix project from Flanagan and Macy. In 2018, the duo was responsible for the critically and fan-beloved The Haunting of Hill House, which was based on the novel of the same name by Shirley Jackson. That was followed in 2020 by The Haunting of Bly Manor, which was based on Henry James’ short story The Turn of the Screw. 2021 marked the launch of the critically praised Midnight Mass, and the pair will be responsible for the upcoming The Midnight Club, an adaptation of the Christopher Pike novel of the same name.
There are few creators better suited to adapt the heart-pounding works of Poe. Though Poe preferred sagas about burying people alive and maddening ravens over ghost stories, the 19th century author was especially gifted at channeling the neuroses of the average man and pushing them to their absolute limits. That focus on unintentional human flaws, whether they emerge as a lost love a priest can’t let go or a desperate and manipulative bid for freedom, has been the focus of Flanagan’s work time and time again. The series takes its name from a short story from Poe that was first published in 1839 and deals with increasing madness, horrifying nights, and — yes — an entombed sibling. At the moment it’s unknown when this new series will premiere, but when it does we’ll be sure to let you know more.