Limited series · Netflix
Ratched
You deserve someone to show you mercy.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Sarah Paulson
Mildred Ratched
8 eps
Finn Wittrock
Edmund Tolleson
8 eps
Jon Jon Briones
Richard Hanover
8 eps
Judy Davis
Betsy Bucket
8 eps
Cynthia Nixon
Gwendolyn Briggs
8 eps
Greg Winter
Father Dennis McMurtry
2 eps
Vincent D'Onofrio
George Wilburn
8 eps
Amanda Plummer
Louise
8 eps
Alice Englert
Dolly
8 eps
Charlie Carver
Huck
8 eps
Sharon Stone
Lenore Osgood
8 eps
Alfred Rubin Thompson
Albert Alton
4 eps
Kirk Bovill
Prison Representative
1 eps
Patrick Duke Conboy
Burly Man
1 eps
Kaseen Elyse Buchholz
Blonde Woman
1 eps
Breck Denny
Burly Orderly
1 eps
Sammie Wayne
Reporter #2
1 eps
Clayton Farris
Reporter #1
1 eps
Jake McDermott
Attendant
1 eps
Jim Bentley
Maitre D'
1 eps
Carie Kawa
Secretary
1 eps
Aaron Jay Rome
Photographer #2
1 eps
Robert Henry
Photographer #1
1 eps
Damien Luvara
Bartender
1 eps
Wes Armstrong
Daniel
1 eps
Jermaine Williams
Harold
1 eps
Siaka Massaquoi
Father Adeyemi
1 eps
Brian Maillard
Father Coleman
1 eps
Daniel Di Tomasso
Dario Salvatore
1 eps
Emily Mest
Nurse Amelia Emerson
1 eps
Liz Femi
Patient Leona
1 eps
David Wells
Father Murphy
1 eps
Robert Curtis Brown
Monsignor Sullivan
1 eps
Hunter Parrish
Father Andrews
1 eps
Rosanna Arquette
Anna
2 eps
Sophie Okonedo
Charlotte Wells
3 eps
Sascha Star
Dunnbar
1 eps
Teo Briones
Peter
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Ratched actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Ratched reads strongest on Bingeability, Serialized and Tension.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
In 1947, Mildred Ratched begins working as a nurse at a leading psychiatric hospital. But beneath her stylish exterior lurks a growing darkness.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E07
The Bucket List
Rivals put a plan into action as secrets from the past surface, and Hanover takes a risk that pays off for Ratched.
- Directed by Jennifer Lynch
- Written by Ian Brennan
S01E05
The Dance
Promoted to head nurse, Ratched plans a dance at the hospital and invites Gwendolyn to be her companion. Lenore makes Ratched an offer.
- Directed by Michael Uppendahl
- Written by Ian Brennan
S01E04
Angel of Mercy (2)
Ratched helps Edmund find an outlet for his urges and offers her services to Wainwright. Tired of living a lie, Gwendolyn leaves her husband.
- Directed by Michael Uppendahl
- Written by Evan Romansky
S01E08
Mildred and Edmund
One month later, Ratched fights to save Edmund from the electric chair while dreaming of a new life with Gwendolyn.
- Directed by Daniel Minahan
- Written by Evan Romansky, Jennifer Salt
S01E03
Angel of Mercy (1)
When a woman from his past puts a price on his head, Hanover reveals a dark secret to Ratched. Nurse Bucket administers a brutal treatment.
- Directed by Nelson Cragg
- Written by Ian Brennan
S01E02
Ice Pick
Dr. Hanover demonstrates a cutting-edge procedure. Ratched visits a survivor of Edmund's massacre and joins Gwendolyn on an outing in Monterey.
- Directed by Ryan Murphy
- Written by Ian Brennan
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E03
Angel of Mercy (1)
- Directed by Nelson Cragg
- Written by Ian Brennan
S01E04
Angel of Mercy (2)
- Directed by Michael Uppendahl
- Written by Evan Romansky
S01E06
Got No Strings
- Directed by Jessica Yu
- Written by Jennifer Salt, Ian Brennan
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Evan Romansky
Showrunner
Alexis Martin Woodall
Executive producer
Sarah Paulson
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Margaret Riley
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Aleen Keshishian
Executive producer
Jennifer Salt
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Robert Mitas
Executive producer
Ian Brennan
Executive producer
Tim Minear
Executive producer
Michael Douglas
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Jacob Epstein
Executive producer
Ryan Murphy
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Eric Kovtun
Executive producer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Alexis Martin WoodallExecutive Producer
- Sarah PaulsonExecutive Producer
- Margaret RileyExecutive Producer
- Aleen KeshishianExecutive Producer
- Tanase PopaProducer
- Jennifer SaltExecutive Producer
Writing
- Evan RomanskyWriter
- Jennifer SaltWriter
- Ian BrennanWriter
Direction
- Daniel MinahanDirector
- Jessica YuDirector
- Jennifer LynchDirector
- Michael UppendahlDirector
- Ryan MurphyDirector
- Nelson CraggDirector
Cinematography
- Simon DennisDirector of Photography
- Blake McClureDirector of Photography
- Andrew MitchellDirector of Photography
- Nelson CraggDirector of Photography
Music
- Mac QuayleOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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