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Netflix Thriller’s Flood-Proof Set Deemed Director’s Hardest

8/9/2026

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Director Louis Leterrier called building the fully functional, reinforced house for Netflix’s sci-fi thriller *The Last House* the most difficult experience of his life.
The set was built in three phases to degrade rooms chronologically, with large water tanks installed and the Marine Department consulted for progressive flooding.
Actors Greta Lee, Wagner Moura, Noah Alexander Sosnowski and Riley Chung said the aging house was essential to their performances.

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Director Louis Leterrier called building the fully functional, reinforced house for Netflix’s sci-fi thriller *The Last House* the most difficult experience of his life.
The set was built in three phases to degrade rooms chronologically, with large water tanks installed and the Marine Department consulted for progressive flooding.
Actors Greta Lee, Wagner Moura, Noah Alexander Sosnowski and Riley Chung said the aging house was essential to their performances.