The series is a prequel to 1975’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, with Paulson playing a younger version of the villainous Nurse Ratched.
Netflix has debuted the first trailer for the upcoming One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest prequel series Ratched from six-time Emmy winner Ryan Murphy starring Sarah Paulson (Mrs. America) in the titular role.
The film also won awards for Best Director (Milos Forman), Best Actor (Jack Nicholson) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman).
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.