‘One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest’ Gets Prequel Series ‘Ratched’ From Ryan Murphy

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineBoasting a 15-year career as a set decorator, Matthew Flood Ferguson found his first major TV design job in Netflix miniseries Hollywood, on which he took a deep dive into the minutiae of Hollywood’s Golden Age.Created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, the starry drama is set in Post-World War II Tinseltown, following a group of actors and filmmakers who will do whatever it takes to realize their dreams.

Ratched will be landing on the streaming service on September 18 and will tell the origin story of one of cinema’s most evil and iconic characters.Yes, Ratched will tell us all about the woman behind the monster from One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, the villain Nurse Ratched.Now’s your chance to get a first look at the stylish and spine-tingling horror.The show is a suspenseful drama that chronicles the history of Mildred Ratched and has been brought to life by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan.Ryan

Sarah Paulson will take a seat in the director’s chair for Ryan Murphy’s “American Horror Story” spin-off.

Also Read: Sarah Paulson Starts Out as a Pleasant - but Peculiar - Nurse in Ryan Murphy's 'Ratched' Trailer (Video)Journalist and author Jess Kimball Leslie is writer, creator and executive producer on the project.

Ratched, Ryan Murphy's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest prequel series on Tuesday. But if you're at all squeamish or easily scared, then this series looks like it might not be one for you...In addition to crunching bones, burned faces, and some seriously suspicious injections, there's also a couple of truly disturbing puppets to be on the lookout for in this look at the limited series.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorSarah Paulson will be involved on Ryan Murphy’s new spinoff series American Horror Stories, but not necessarily on-screen.“What can I say?,” said the Emmy and Golden Globe winning actress, “I’ll be directing something.”Deadline sources have described the new project as a companion anthology series to AHS where each episode is a standalone ghost story.Murphy revealed the news of American Horror Stories back in May on Instagram.

Nurse Ratched is one of the most iconic characters in film history. Or at least, that’s what Ryan Murphy says in the new trailer for his upcoming Netflix thriller series, “Ratched.” And for many, this might be true, as the character is an imposing figure in the classic film “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” But in the upcoming prequel series, starring Sarah Paulson, about the evil character’s origins, Murphy is putting his very unique stamp on the wretched Ratched.

Recently seen as an aspiring screenwriter in Ryan Murphy’s what-if Netflix saga “Hollywood”, Jeremy Pope has just landed a new role playing one of the most beloved entertainers of the 20th century.

Deadline back in 2018, Ryan Murphy called it "a feminist horror story, that a lot of women are involved with, so I keep waiting for them to tell me when something’s too much." He added: "How did she get that way? What made her do that? How do you become a sociopath? Most people are not born that way".

First-look images from new Netflix series Ratched show Sarah Paulson playing a psychiatric nurse.

Ratched,’ Netflix teases.According to Vanity Fair, Ryan Murphy, the brains behind popular shows such as Glee, Scream Queens, Pose and American Horror Story discovered the spec script by a film school graduate Evan Romansky.The Emmy-winning writer describes the show ‘an imagining of how this monster was created.’There is a seriously stellar line up on female talent involved in the show.

Ratched, Ryan Murphy's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest prequel series, which stars Sarah Paulson as the notorious Nurse Ratched. The streaming service also announced a premiere date for the limited series, which will debut Friday, Sept.

When one thinks of Nurse Ratched, the much-despised caregiver who menaces and eventually lobotomizes Jack Nicholson’s character in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”, they think of Louise Fletcher’s haunting, detached performance.

Also Read: 'Ratched': Cynthia Nixon, Corey Stoll, Sharon Stone Among 10 to Join Ryan Murphy's Netflix DramaOther cast members include Cynthia Nixon as Gwendolyn Briggs, Judy Davis as Nurse Betsy Bucket, Sharon Stone as Lenore Osgood, Jon Jon Briones as Dr. Richard Hanover, Finn Wittrock as Edmund Tolleson, Charlie Carver as Huck, Alice Englert as Dolly, Amanda Plummer as Louise, Corey Stoll as Charles Wainwright, Sophie Okonedo as Charlotte and Vincent D’Onofrio as Gov.

Alexandra Del Rosario editorNearly three years after landing Sarah Paulson-starrer Ratched, Netflix announced that Ryan Murphy’s asylum drama series, inspired by the diabolical Nurse Ratched from One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, will premiere on September 18.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticRolled out in a very different manner than in previous years due to the coronavirus pandemic, today’s Emmy nominations unveiling still contained unexpected omissions and admissions galoreDelivered remotely by Leslie Jones, Laverne Cox, Josh Gad and Tatiana Maslany this morning, the contenders for the 72nd Emmys Awards saw some powerful swings for Watchmen, Dead To Me‘s Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini, Succession and The Handmaid’s Tale.

Netflix isn't letting the uptick in COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles stop it from filming in the city. Sources say that Ryan Murphy's film The Prom— starring Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman and James Corden — is starting up production again on Thursday atRaleigh Studios in Hollywood.