![]() ![]() No wicked stepmother here, only ruthless stepchildren. That addiction, as well as her and Roderick's significant age difference, has led the Usher children to shun her entirely. After a severe accident led to the loss of her leg, she became dependent on Ligodone. Juno (Ruth Codd) is Roderick's second wife. ![]() Juno Usher Ruth Codd in "The Fall of the House of Usher." The Mike Flanagan connection: This is McDonnell's first project with Flanagan. But would she turn on her own family if it meant she'd come out on top? She's shrewder and far more cutthroat than her brother, with fewer personal connections to tie her down. She's also vowed never to let a man have power over her, and that extends to Roderick. Among them is her precious research on algorithms and artificial intelligence as a form of immortality. Roderick's brilliant sister Madeline acts as COO of Fortunato Pharmaceuticals, where she has several passion projects of her own. Madeline Usher (aka Mad) Mary McDonnell in "The Fall of the House of Usher." The Mike Flanagan connection: Greenwood has appeared in Doctor Sleep and Gerald's Game. But does he have any other skeletons in his closet? Based on how his children keep mysteriously dying, it certainly seems like he does. Does Roderick have any regrets about the pain and suffering his opioid has caused millions? Based on how he's calmly dodged every attempt to prosecute him, it doesn't seem like it. However, that power stems from Fortunato's incredibly profitable - and addictive - drug Ligodone. Roderick Usher Bruce Greenwood in "The Fall of the House of Usher."Īs CEO of Fortunato Pharmaceuticals and patriarch of the Usher family, Roderick Usher is one of the most powerful men in the world. Longstreet has appeared in The Midnight Club, Midnight Mass, Doctor Sleep, and The Haunting of Hill House. ![]() ![]() The Mike Flanagan connection: Gish has appeared in Midnight Mass, The Haunting of Hill House, and Before I Wake. After all, we're talking about the House of Usher here, not the House of Longfellow. However, Longfellow never acknowledged Roderick or Madeline, and ultra-religious Eliza forbade them to go anywhere near his mansion. On top of having two children with him, Eliza (Annabeth Gish) was also the personal secretary to Fortunato Pharmaceuticals CEO William Longfellow (Robert Longstreet). Madeline and Roderick's parents set the stage for their truly unhappy upbringing. Read on, and you'll be an Usher expert in no time! Eliza Usher and William Longfellow And if you're a Flanagan fan, we've also added a list of which of his films and TV series you may have seen these actors in before, given that he works with the same band of players from project to project. Below, you'll find the Usher family tree and descriptions of each family member. If you want to know your Tamerlanes from your Victorines and your Fredericks from your Napoleons, you've come to the right place. As absorbing as it all is, it can be a bit hard to keep track of who's who right off the bat - especially with all those nicknames flying around! Not only do we encounter Fortunato Pharmaceuticals execs and twins Madeline and Roderick Usher (Mary McDonnell and Bruce Greenwood), we also meet Roderick's many children, their partners, and some key players in their orbit. The first episode of Mike Flanagan's sprawling new series The Fall of the House of Usher feels a bit like an Edgar Allan Poe-inspired clown car: Just when you think you've met every member of the Usher family, another pops up to join the show. ![]()
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