Ratched trivia | 30 facts about the new Netflix original series

Ratched is a new Netflix original series. The series is created by Evan Romansky and developed by Ryan Murphy. The series stars Sarah Paulson in the title role.

So let’s find out some trivia and facts about the new series.

1. Ratched is an American psychological thriller drama web television series
2. The series is about the character of the same name from Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
3. It is created by Evan Romansky
4. It is developed by Ryan Murphy
5. In the series stars Sarah Paulson in the title role
6. It serves as a prequel to the novel
7. It premiered on Netflix on September 18, 2020
8. On September 6, 2017, it was announced that Netflix had given the production a series order for two seasons consisting of nine episodes apiece
9. Netflix reportedly won a bidding war over Hulu and Apple who also were interested in developing the project
10. The series was created by Evan Romansky who also wrote the pilot
11. His script was eventually received by television producer Ryan Murphy
12. Myrphy, then, spent a year securing the rights to the Nurse Ratched character and the participation of the Saul Zaentz estate and Michael Douglas, who owned the screen rights to One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
13. Murphy directed the pilot
14. He executive produced alongside Douglas, Aleen Keshishian, Margaret Riley and Jacob Epstein
15. Production companies involved in the series included Fox 21 Television Studios, The Saul Zaentz Company, and Ryan Murphy Productions
16. Mac Quayle, who has frequently collaborated with Murphy, composed the series’ score
17. Alongside the initial series order announcement, it was confirmed that Sarah Paulson had been cast in the lead role of Nurse Ratched
18. On December 11, 2018, it was reported that Finn Wittrock and Jon Jon Briones had joined the cast of the series
19. On January 14, 2019, it was announced that Charlie Carver, Judy Davis, Harriet Harris, Cynthia Nixon, Hunter Parrish, Amanda Plummer, Corey Stoll, and Sharon Stone had been cast in the series
20. In February 2019, it was reported that Rosanna Arquette, Vincent D’Onofrio, Don Cheadle, Alice Englert, Annie Starke, and Stan Van Winkle had been cast in recurring roles
21. On July 29, 2020, it was reported that Sophie Okonedo, Liz Femi, and Brandon Flynn were cast in recurring roles
22. Filming for the first season took place in early 2019 in Los Angeles
23. The series premiered on September 18, 2020
24. The series’ official trailer was released on August 4, 2020
25. For the series, review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes collected 60 critic reviews and identified 60% of them as positive
26. With an average rating of 6.42/10
27. The website’s critics consensus states, “Ratched is undeniably stylish, but salacious plot holes and cartoonish characterizations undermine its gorgeous production and committed performances”
28. Metacritic assigned the series a weighted average score of 51 out of 100
29. Based on reviews from 25 critics
30. Indicating “mixed or average reviews”