8.0
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The Fall of the House of Usher (2023)
The Fall of the House of Usher (2023)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixRating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Gender Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
8.0
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly critiques the moral decay and destructive power of unchecked wealth and corporate greed, drawing clear parallels to real-world issues like the opioid crisis, which are primary concerns of progressive ideology. The narrative champions accountability for the powerful through their catastrophic downfall.
The series incorporates visible diversity in its casting and features strong female characters. The narrative indirectly addresses themes of privilege, power dynamics, and moral decay within a wealthy, predominantly white family, which can be seen as a subtle critique of traditional structures, though DEI is not the central focus of the gothic horror drama.
Secondary
The Fall of the House of Usher portrays LGBTQ+ characters as an integral and normalized part of its narrative. Queerness is presented matter-of-factly, with diverse sexualities seamlessly integrated into complex characters, avoiding stereotypes or trauma-centric depictions. The show affirms queer identities within its gothic horror setting, emphasizing representation without reducing characters to their sexual or gender identities.
Several characters in the series, including Camille L'Espanaye, Victorine LaFourcade, and Tamerlane Usher, are portrayed as female. Their namesakes in Edgar Allan Poe's original source material were canonically male characters, thus constituting gender swaps.
The Fall of the House of Usher (2023) features a broad inclusion of queer characters, including lesbian, gay, and bisexual identities, presented without trauma. However, the narrative does not contain any specific mention or depiction of transsexual characters or themes. Consequently, the transsexual community is not notably portrayed or represented within the show's content.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The series introduces several new characters with diverse racial backgrounds not present in Edgar Allan Poe's original story. However, the two characters directly adapted from Poe's work, Roderick and Madeline Usher, are cast with actors whose race is consistent with the implied European ancestry of the source material. No established character from the source material has undergone a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.9
7.6
Critic Ratings
9.1
7.3
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