Frank Langella Fired From ‘Fall of the House of Usher’ After Netflix Investigation

The role of Roderick Usher will be recast in the Mike Flanagan limited series, which is halfway through production

Frank Langella poses at 'Robot & Frank' Photocall during 38th Deauville American Film Festival on September 1, 2012 in Deauville, France. (Photo by Francois Durand/Getty Images)
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Veteran actor Frank Langella has been fired from Mike Flanagan’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” following a Netflix investigation that found Langella acted inappropriately on set, a source close to the production confirmed to TheWrap on Wednesday evening.

Netflix had no comment on the situation and a rep for Flanagan did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.

TMZ reported on Tuesday that Netflix was looking into allegations that the 84-year-old had been accused of sexual harassment, including making inappropriate comments to a female co-star on the set of the limited series.

Langella was halfway through his portrayal of mad patriarch Roderick Usher.

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