The 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest won the Oscar for Best Picture and was based on Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel of the same name.
Netflix has ordered two seasons of Ryan Murphy‘s drama series Ratched, which is a prequel to One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, according to Deadline.
The series is set to star Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story, American Crime Story) as a younger version of the cruel Nurse Ratched, and will be executive produced by Murphy and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest producer Michael Douglas.
The film also won awards for Best Director (Milos Forman), Best Actor (Jack Nicholson) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman).