Ratched Pilot (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 56 min | Crime, Drama, History

Ratched

Pilot (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 56 min | Crime, Drama, History

Nurse Mildred Ratched seeks employment at Lucia State Hospital as it prepares to admit a new psychiatric patient: notorious killer Edmund Tolleson.

Showrunner

Ryan Murphy

Director

Ryan Murphy

Writers

Evan Romansky (written by) (created by) | Ken Kesey (based on the character of Nurse Ratched from the novel 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' by) | Ryan Murphy (developed by)

Producers

Lou Eyrich | Eric Kovtun (produced by) | Eryn Krueger Mekash | Ryan Murphy & 4 more

Composer

Mac Quayle

Cinematographer

Nelson Cragg

Editor

Shelly Westerman

Casting Directors

Courtney Bright | Nicole Daniels

Production Designer

Judy Becker

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Edit Released

Updated Jul 29, 2020

Release date

Sep 18, 2020 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 2 wins & 16 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
36 cast members

Name	Known for
Sarah Paulson Nurse Mildred Ratched Nurse Mildred Ratched See fewer	12 Years a Slave (2013)
Finn Wittrock Edmund Tolleson Edmund Tolleson See fewer	American Horror Story (2011)
Cynthia Nixon Gwendolyn Briggs Gwendolyn Briggs See fewer	Sex and the City 2 (2010)
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Judy Davis Nurse Betsy Bucket Nurse Betsy Bucket See fewer	Husbands and Wives (1992)
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