[dreamcompiler]

Disagree. The way the utter depravity of the Usher family leads to their ultimate doom is the spirit of Poe, even if the details differ. And using an opioid-pushing empire as the framing device is the cherry on top that modernizes the whole thing.

[simiones]

I think that's still a very surface-level element. Nothing of the details or the actual tone of the stories generally survives. The atmosphere is rarely oppressive in the show, it's typically clinical. The Ushers themselves are generally content, calm and collected throughout, up until the moment of their final murder. The oldest brother is the only exception, and is by far the most interesting character for it; his is the only story that really seemed to catch more than the surface level.