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Sarah Paulson is starring in a new Netflix show about Nurse Ratched. Here's what to know about the iconic villain from "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."

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Sarah Paulson as a sadistic nurse? Yes please.

Please form a single file and wait for your turn to be made uncomfortable in a...jazzy way? In the first trailer for Netflix's Ratched, a new series from the team behind American Horror Story, lead Sarah Paulson appears as the iconic One Flew Over the Cuckoo'…

The trailer for Ratched, Ryan Murphy’s new series which is a prequel to One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, stars Sarah Paulson as the formidable Mildred Ratchet. The origin story premieres on Netflix on Sept. 18

Origins story tracks the character's transformation from nurse to tyrant

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RT @Njabulo37628942: Oh Hell Yeah....guess I'm going to Daisies this year....need to see Ratched Boog live...

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RT @JimmyJoeYam: Are we sure Nurse Ratched did not become governor of #Michigan ? That would explain so much. #MondayMood #Mondayvibes #M…

RT @BrowningMachine: Thanks @WinstonSmithe84 ! Inspired a thought: Victoria Nuland the Hutt looks just like an older, more evil version of…

RT @JimmyJoeYam: Are we sure Nurse Ratched did not become governor of #Michigan ? That would explain so much. #MondayMood #Mondayvibes #M…

RT @JimmyJoeYam: Are we sure Nurse Ratched did not become governor of #Michigan ? That would explain so much. #MondayMood #Mondayvibes #M…

RT @JimmyJoeYam: Are we sure Nurse Ratched did not become governor of #Michigan ? That would explain so much. #MondayMood #Mondayvibes #M…

RT @VirgoTheSixth: Not without the help of “Wife Ratched”

RT @JimmyJoeYam: Are we sure Nurse Ratched did not become governor of #Michigan ? That would explain so much. #MondayMood #Mondayvibes #M…

Journaling thru Twitter Leaving an imprint. I don't belly up to the desk and keyboard enough as typing is easier. A free range to brain storm and create something for my grandkids to share unpublished manuscripts - a copy for each one. Like my Papaw left to us. He retired… https://t.co/pH1oZ2TiV9

Journaling thru Twitter Leaving an imprint. I don't belly up to the desk and keyboard enough as typing is easier. A free range to brain storm and create something for my grandkids to share unwritten manuscripts - a copy for each one. Like my Papaw left to us. He retired from… https://t.co/gyKaR0BRoi

Journaling thru Twitter Leaving an imprint. I don't belly up to the desk and keyboard as typing is easier. A free range to brain storm and create something for my grandkids to share unwritten manuscripts - a copy for each one. Like my Papaw left to us. He retired from… https://t.co/Q0Q5IooNAa

RT @VirgoTheSixth: Not without the help of “Wife Ratched”

RT @VirgoTheSixth: Not without the help of “Wife Ratched”

RT @VirgoTheSixth: Not without the help of “Wife Ratched”

RT @BrowningMachine: Thanks @WinstonSmithe84 ! Inspired a thought: Victoria Nuland the Hutt looks just like an older, more evil version of…

RT @VirgoTheSixth: Not without the help of “Wife Ratched”

RT @VirgoTheSixth: Not without the help of “Wife Ratched”

RT @VirgoTheSixth: Not without the help of “Wife Ratched”

RT @VirgoTheSixth: Not without the help of “Wife Ratched”