Mike Flanagan and Bruce Greenwood will team up once again for a spooky project. Greenwood has officially joined the cast of The Fall of the House of Usher.
The upcoming limited series on Netflix draws on the Edgar Allen Poe story of the same name. The Fall of the House of Usher tells the tale of an unnamed narrator who goes to visit his ill friend, Roderick Usher, at his estate. Like all good gothic literature, it includes themes of madness, family, and isolation. (Par for the course on a Flanagan Netflix series.)
Greenwood will take over the role of Roderick Usher. He replaces previously cast Frank Langella in the role. Langella was let go from the series after allegedly making inappropriate remarks to a female cast member. The Fall of the House of Usher was already in production at the time. So Greenwood will need to reshoot some scenes in the role.
Greenwood has worked with Flanagan several times before, including on 2019’s Doctor Sleep.
“I’m elated to welcome my dear friend, the brilliant Bruce Greenwood to The Fall of the House of Usher as the iconic Roderick Usher,” Flanagan wrote on Twitter. “This will be our 4th collaboration (because yes, I absolutely count the background ghost cameo in Hill House).”
Greenwood joins an ensemble cast that includes the likes of Mark Hamill, Carla Gugino, Rahul Kohli, Kate Siegel, Henry Thomas, Annabeth Gish, and many more.
The Fall of the House of Usher comes from the producing duo of Flanagan and Trevor Macy under Intrepid Pictures. The team previously made The Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor for Netflix.
Greenwood’s recent TV credits include Fox’s The Resident and FX’s The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.
