Ryan Murphy and Evan Romansky collaborated to create the American psychological thriller television series Ratched, which stars Sarah Paulson as the titular character, Nurse Mildred Ratched. It is the prequel to “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” a 1975 movie directed by Milo Forman based on the 1962 book of the same name by Ken Kesey. Its first season was released on September 18, 2020, on Netflix. Get all the details about this show by reading further.

What is the Story of Ratched?

The origin tale of asylum nurse Mildred Ratched is told in this thrilling drama series. Mildred travels to Northern California in 1947 to seek employment at a prestigious mental health institution where new, ominous experiments on the human mind have just started.

The wheels are always turning, and as Mildred begins infiltrating the mental health care system and those within it, her trendy exterior betrays a growing darkness that has long been decaying within, revealing that monsters are made, not born. On a covert mission, Mildred presents herself as the ideal representation of what a dedicated nurse should be.

Cast of This Show

In addition to Sarah Paulson, who plays Nurse Ratched’s lead character, it was previously announced that Finn Wittrock and Jon Jon Briones had joined the series’ cast. Charlie Carver, Judy Davis, Harriet Harris, Cynthia Nixon, Hunter Parrish, Amanda Plummer, Corey Stoll, and Sharon Stone were listed as the show’s remaining supporting cast members.

In February 2019, it was revealed that recurring roles had been cast for Rosanna Arquette, Vincent D’Onofrio, Don Cheadle, Alice Englert, Annie Starke, and Stan Van Winkle. Sophie Okonedo, Liz Femi, and Brandon Flynn were also reportedly added to the cast of this series on July 29, 2020.

Viewership of the Series

The Nielsen ratings revealed that the show had received 972 million minutes of viewing in its first week of airing, placing Ratched at the top of the list. According to Netflix, forty-eight million viewers watched the show in its first four weeks.

Development of the Series

According to reports, Netflix outperformed Hulu and Apple, who were initially both interested in creating the project. After receiving the script, television producer Ryan Murphy spent a year convincing the Saul Zaentz estate, Michael Douglas, who controlled the screen rights to the movie “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and the rights to the Nurse Ratched character. The series’ music was written by Mac Quayle, who usually works with Murphy, and it resembles Bernard Herrmann’s iconic score.

Awards and Recognitions

The series was nominated for numerous awards, including the Critics’ Choice Super Award for best villain in a series, Primetime Emmy Award for outstanding guest actress in a drama series, exceptional period costumes, outstanding period makeup, and outstanding character hairstyling. It was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for best television series and best supporting actress.

End

This is a perfect horror fiction series for people who love to binge-watch thriller shows. A young nurse working in a mental hospital develops cynicism and bitterness before becoming an outright monster to her patients. The concept of the story is engaging, and the show keeps you hooked to the end.