Earlier this week, Netflix reported that Ratched was watched by 48 million households in its first 28 days, scoring the biggest series debut of the year. How did the origin story of the notorious asylum nurse from One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest manage to become such a huge hit?

Creative Team

Even before Ratched came out, many people vowed to watch it because Sarah Paulson played the titular role and countless memes about her acting range started circling online. To make the whole thing even better, this series was created by Ryan Murphy, whose projects always bring out the best in Paulson.

Popular Genre

Ratched is inspired by the character from the cult movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and that connection increased the anticipation for this project. It also doesn’t hurt its case that it’s a psychological thriller with a crime element since this genre happens to be extremely popular with Netflix viewers.

Official Announcement

We have to take Netflix’s word for it when it comes to the popularity of Ratched. This streaming giant is still tight-lipped when it comes to viewership numbers. If we had to take a guess about the biggest new series of 2020, our money would be on Tiger King, especially since Nielsen reported that it had 34.3 million unique viewers in the first ten days alone.

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Ryan Murphy’s latest Netflix show Ratched took us on the journey of the origin story of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’s villain, Nurse Ratched. In the eight-episode series, we saw the nurse go from bitter to a full-out monster to her patients during her early days at Lucia State Hospital and we’re hoping the show gets a second season. But until then, if you loved the story-telling and dark nature of Ratched, check out these other Ryan Murphy shows.

Scream Queens

Scream Queens premiered in 2015 and had two seasons before being canceled. The series was a mix of comedy with slasher flicks and it followed the murders committed by a serial killer that took place on a college campus. The target for the murders was the Kappa House sorority which was run by Chanel (Emma Roberts), and the rest of the cast included Lea Michele, Abigail Breslin, Billie Lourd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ariana Grande, and Nick Jonas.

The Politician

The Politician, starring Ben Platt as rich kid Payton, premiered in 2019 and has had two seasons on Netflix. Payton dreams of becoming President, but first, he must navigate his way through high school. In the second season, he fights for a seat in the State Senate.

American Horror Story

If you can’t get enough of Sarah Paulson, be sure to watch American Horror Story which has a similar feel to Ratched. You’ll also see Ratched actors Jon Jon Briones (Dr. Hanover) and Finn Wittrock (Edmund Tolleson). AHS is an anthology of stories that takes place in a house with a deadly secret, a demented asylum, a witch coven, a hotel, an unusual show, a cult, and an apocalypse. There are nine seasons, so you’ll be busy for a while with this one.

Hollywood

The 2020 drama takes place in post-World War II Hollywood with aspiring actors and filmmakers doing whatever it takes to make their dreams of appearing in showbusiness come true.

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Earlier this week, Netflix reported that Ratched was watched by 48 million households in its first 28 days, scoring the biggest series debut of the year. How did the origin story of the notorious asylum nurse from One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest manage to become such a huge hit?

Creative Team

Even before Ratched came out, many people vowed to watch it because Sarah Paulson played the titular role and countless memes about her acting range started circling online. To make the whole thing even better, this series was created by Ryan Murphy, whose projects always bring out the best in Paulson.

Popular Genre

Ratched is inspired by the character from the cult movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and that connection increased the anticipation for this project. It also doesn’t hurt its case that it’s a psychological thriller with a crime element since this genre happens to be extremely popular with Netflix viewers.

Official Announcement

We have to take Netflix’s word for it when it comes to the popularity of Ratched. This streaming giant is still tight-lipped when it comes to viewership numbers. If we had to take a guess about the biggest new series of 2020, our money would be on Tiger King, especially since Nielsen reported that it had 34.3 million unique viewers in the first ten days alone.

The post How “Ratched” Scored Netflix’s Biggest New Series Debut of the Year appeared first on toppoptoday.com.

Ryan Murphy’s latest Netflix show Ratched took us on the journey of the origin story of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’s villain, Nurse Ratched. In the eight-episode series, we saw the nurse go from bitter to a full-out monster to her patients during her early days at Lucia State Hospital and we’re hoping the show gets a second season. But until then, if you loved the story-telling and dark nature of Ratched, check out these other Ryan Murphy shows.

Scream Queens

Scream Queens premiered in 2015 and had two seasons before being canceled. The series was a mix of comedy with slasher flicks and it followed the murders committed by a serial killer that took place on a college campus. The target for the murders was the Kappa House sorority which was run by Chanel (Emma Roberts), and the rest of the cast included Lea Michele, Abigail Breslin, Billie Lourd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ariana Grande, and Nick Jonas.

The Politician

The Politician, starring Ben Platt as rich kid Payton, premiered in 2019 and has had two seasons on Netflix. Payton dreams of becoming President, but first, he must navigate his way through high school. In the second season, he fights for a seat in the State Senate.

American Horror Story

If you can’t get enough of Sarah Paulson, be sure to watch American Horror Story which has a similar feel to Ratched. You’ll also see Ratched actors Jon Jon Briones (Dr. Hanover) and Finn Wittrock (Edmund Tolleson). AHS is an anthology of stories that takes place in a house with a deadly secret, a demented asylum, a witch coven, a hotel, an unusual show, a cult, and an apocalypse. There are nine seasons, so you’ll be busy for a while with this one.

Hollywood

The 2020 drama takes place in post-World War II Hollywood with aspiring actors and filmmakers doing whatever it takes to make their dreams of appearing in showbusiness come true.

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