Ratched: Netflix Premiere Date and First Images Released

Netflix has announced the premiere date and released first-look images for Ryan Murphy's upcoming thriller series, Ratched, which was created by Evan Romansky, a recent film-school grad who wrote the script on spec. The streaming giant has confirmed that the nurse will be ready to see you shortly, so start scheduling your appointments with Netflix now, as the eight-episode series officially premieres on September 18. Ratched serves as a prequel series to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and tells the origin story of the nefarious nurse Mildred Ratched who arrives in Northern California in 1947, seeking employment at a leading psychiatric hospital where new and unsettling experiments have begun on the human mind. The first batch of images, pictured in our gallery below, capture Ratched's early journey towards becoming a nurse before turning into a full-fledged monster. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=ratched-12-first-look-images&captions=true"] Per the official synopsis, Mildred sets out on a clandestine mission to present 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." The series stars Sarah Paulson as Ratched, 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. Wilburn. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-horror-tv-shows-on-netflix-right-now&captions=true"] The suspenseful new drama series is executive produced by Ryan Murphy, as part of his five-year mega-deal with the streaming giant, together with Ian Brennan, Sarah Paulson, Alexis Martin Woodall, Aleen Keshishian, Jacob Epstein, Jennifer Salt, Margaret Riley, Michael Douglas, Robert Mitas and Tim Minear. Ratched officially arrives on Netflix on Friday, September 18. For more on the exciting new series' that are heading to the small screen this year, check out our rundown of the biggest shows coming to streaming in the second half of 2020. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

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