'Ratched' Preview: Sarah Paulson Says the 'Stakes Are Exceedingly High' (Exclusive)

The Hollywood Reporter.The show is one of several from Murphy with the streaming service, including The Politician and Hollywood.The series was given 18 episodes right off the bat so it means we have 10 more episodes to enjoy from the twisted mind of Ryan Murphy.Sarah Paulson, Cynthia Nixon, Finn Wittrock, Sophie Okonedo, Amanda Plummer, and Judy Davis are all likely to return.As are Vincent D’Onofrio and Brandon Flynn who’s destined for institutionalization given his character’s Henry Osgood’s

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched the first season of “Ratched,” streaming now on Netflix.For decades the character of Nurse Mildred Ratched from “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” has been considered one of the most iconic fictional villains of all time. First created by Ken Kesey in his 1962 novel, she was then brought to life on the big screen by Louise Fletcher in 1975.

The relationship between actresses Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor is a rare and steady one in an industry dominated by collapsing romances and entanglements.

Ratched. Each season will be nine episodes.

is Ryan Murphy’s latest, ambitious series, exploring the origins of one of film’s most iconic villains, Nurse Ratched of  Led by Sarah Paulson, the series fills out her backstory with a cast of eclectic characters played by the likes Cynthia Nixon, Sharon Stone, Sophie Okonedo and Jon Jon Briones, who opens up to ET about playing Dr.

Lindsay Blake Ryan Murphy’s new “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” prequel, “Ratched,” finally dropped today on Netflix. The highly-anticipated origin story takes a look at the early career of infamous villain Nurse Mildred Ratched (played by a deliciously vicious Sarah Paulson) as she perfects her special brand of patient care and lobotomy skills at the fictional Lucia State Hospital.

Sarah Paulson is updating fans about the status of the upcoming American Crime Story anthology series, Impeachment.

Sarah Paulson is updating fans about the status of the upcoming American Horror Story anthology series, Impeachment.

Ryan Murphy‘s world just expanded. The producer’s first Netflix series, Ratched, dropped on the streaming giant on Friday, September 18, introducing the world to an entirely new Nurse Ratched — a character featured in the 1975 drama One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.The thrilling drama is dark, twisted and at times, very funny, following the life of Sarah Paulson‘s Ratched, a nurse who cons her way into on a job at a mental hospital.

Sarah Paulson’s new Netflix series “Ratched” has just debuted and, while promoting the chilling “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” prequel on SiriusXM’s “The Jess Cagle Show”, she also teased an upcoming role.

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Ryan Murphy's latest series,Ratched,tells the origin tale of Nurse Mildred Ratched, the infamous character in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Sarah Paulson, who stars as Nurse Ratched in the prequel series, opens up to The Hollywood Reporter about creating the Netflix show that expands on the story of the nurse from the 1975 film, based on the 1962 novel by Ken Kesey.

Sarah Paulson has revealed that “Ratched” isn’t pronounced the way that it looks!

 Ratched, Ryan Murphy's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest prequel series, to know that the series is a pretty significant detour from the 1975 film, with the (extremely fabulous) 1940s costumes dominating the mood. While Ratched delves into how Nurse Ratched — Mildred, as we learn at the outset of these eight episodes — becomes the villain that she is, the bulk of Season 1 plops us right into the action as she begins a campaign of torment and terror for reasons that soon become clear.

Ryan Murphy's Ratched has been billed as the story of how Nurse Ratched from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest becomes the stiff, forcefulauthoritarian of a psychiatric hospital we see in the film, but that description doesn't exactly jibe with the eight episodes sent to critics.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticAt this point, there are several things you’re almost sure to encounter when diving into one of Ryan Murphy’s gilded television worlds. No matter where or when it’s set, the show will have impeccable, eye-popping costume and production design.