

That it's quite possible and could it be considered that she didn't have any choice about whether or not she could access her heart in her work. However, upon rewatching the 1975 film she theorized that, "…this woman is sort of a victim of a patriarchal infrastructure in this hospital. In the movie she is calcified, there's hardness, nothing ekes out. However, she brings a different insight into the role, explaining, "I think it wouldn't have been interesting to me to explore the parts of Mildred Ratched that aren't porous. The cast recently sat down via zoom for a virtual press conference to discuss the project.įor Paulson, there was a certain pressure about playing this character because she is well known and Louis Fletcher ( Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) won an Oscar for her portrayal of Nurse Ratched.

Created by the unstoppable juggernaut that is producer/writer/director Ryan Murphy (Glee American Horror Story), Ratched is set to premiere on the streaming channel on Friday, September 18, 2020. Based on the character, Nurse Mildred Ratched (Sarah Paulson American Horror Story), from the 1962 novel and 1975 film adaptation of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, the show is sort of an origins story of the infamous fictional nurse.

One of the most highly anticipated series of the Fall 2020 television line up is Netflix's Ratched.
