Ratched [US Drama]

[Cambionn]

 

Synopsis

Ratched is a suspenseful drama series that tells the origin story of asylum nurse Mildred Ratched. In 1947, Mildred arrives in Northern California to seek employment at a leading psychiatric hospital where new and unsettling experiments have begun on the human mind. On a clandestine mission, Mildred presents herself as the perfect image of what a dedicated nurse should be, but the wheels are always turning and as she begins to infiltrate the mental health care system and those within it, Mildred's stylish exterior belies a growing darkness that has long been smoldering within, revealing that true monsters are made, not born.

 

Details

Name: Ratched
Genre: triller, drama, horror, psychological terror

Language: English
Episodes: 8 (S1)
Broadcast Network: Netflix

Production Company: Fox 21 Television Studios
Initial release: 2018 September 2020
Running time: 45-62 minutes

 

‘Ratched’ was inspired by the iconic and unforgettable character of Nurse Ratched in ‘One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest’ and was created by Evan Romansky.

Cast

Main

Sarah Paulson as Nurse Mildred Ratched
Finn Wittrock as Edmund Tolleson
Cynthia Nixon as Gwendolyn Briggs
Jon Jon Briones as Dr. Richard Hanover / Dr. Manuel Bañaga
Charlie Carver as Huck Finnigan
Judy Davis as Nurse Betsy Bucket
Sharon Stone as Lenore Osgood

Recurring

Corey Stoll as Charles Wainwright
Vincent D'Onofrio as Governor George Willburn
Alice Englert as Nurse Dolly
Amanda Plummer as Louise
Jermaine Williams as Harold
Annie Starke as Lily Cartwright
Brandon Flynn as Henry Osgood
Michael Benjamin Washington as Trevor Briggs
Sophie Okonedo as Charlotte Wells

Guest

Hunter Parrish as Father Andrews
Robert Curtis Brown as Monsignor Sullivan
David Wells as Father Murphy
Emily Mest as Nurse Amelia Emerson
Daniel Di Tomasso as Dario Salvatore
Harriet Sansom Harris as Ingrid
Liz Femi as Leona
Joseph Marcell as Len Bronley
Ben Crowley as Reggie Hampson
Rosanna Arquette as Anna
Kerry Knuppe as Doris Mayfair
Benjamin Rigby as Case Hitchen

 

Airing sites:

Netflix

 

Sources:

Netflix, Wikipedia

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[stroppyse]

I've had this drama come up on my recommended list on Netflix, but it looks so scary. Have you watched any of it yet?

[JenL]

On 9/22/2020 at 3:32 PM, stroppyse said:

I've had this drama come up on my recommended list on Netflix, but it looks so scary. Have you watched any of it yet?

 

Haven't seen this yet...I'm intrigued, and have seen it pop up on Netflix....but I'm also chicken, so hoping it's not too gory/jump scary!

[stroppyse]

@Cambionn, tell us more about this series, please! Is it scary and gory? Should we only watch on bright sunny days?