The series is an adaptation of the 1962 novel ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ by Ken Kesey and has been created by Evan Romansky. Ratched is described as “an origins story, beginning in 1947, which will follow Ratched’s journey and evolution from nurse to full-fledged monster. The series will track her murderous progression through the mental health care system.”
The series is set in the mid-20th century Northern California where Mildred Ratched (Paulson) is appointed as a nurse at a psychiatric hospital. It will follow the nurse’s journey from her initial days to the time she becomes the head nurse.
Other than Sarah Paulson ‘Ratched’ also features Jon Jon Briones, Finn Wittrock, Charlie Carver, Judy Davis, Harriet Harris, Cynthia Nixon, Hunter Parrish, Amanda Plummer, Corey Stoll, Sharon Stone.