The Good Nurse Netflix movie: Coming to Netflix in October and what we know so far

the good nurse is coming to netflix in october 2022

The Good Nurse – Photo: Netflix

In 2021, Netflix began spending on the Berlin European Film Market, and one of the biggest acquisitions the streamer made was its $25 million deal for the global streaming rights to The good nurse. Starring Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne, The good nurse coming to Netflix in October 2022. Here’s what you need to know.

BAFTA nominated Danish writer and director Tobias Lindholm known for his work on Borgen, Mind Hunter and The hunt directed the film with a script written by Christy Wilson-Kearnswhich was nominated for an Oscar for its war drama screenplay 1917.

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Tobias Lindholm and Christy Wilson-Kearns

Darren Aronofsky’s Protozoa is producing the film along with FilmNation. The film was previously set up with Lionsgate before landing on the open market at EFM. Deadline was the first to report Netflix‘s intention to move forward with purchasing the film.


When will The good nurse release on Netflix?

The good nurse has been in post-production since June 2021 and was finally announced to be released on Netflix worldwide on Wednesday, October 26, 2022.

The film will also be available in select theaters a week before its release on Netflix on October 19, 2022.

The result of this single second of footage are two screenshots featuring Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne.

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The Good Nurse – Photo: Netflix

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The Good Nurse – Photo: Netflix

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What is the plot of The good nurse and who is charles cullen?

Charles Cullen, subject of The Good Nurse

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on Netflix The good nurse will tell the true story of the pursuit and capture of Charles Cullen, one of the most successful serial killers in history, who is suspected of murdering up to 400 patients during his 16-year career as a nurse, earning him the title “The Angel of Death”. Cullen was a married father who considered himself a responsible caretaker before he was implicated in the deaths of about 300 patients over 16 years spread across 9 hospitals in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

The film will be adapted from Charles Graeber’s 2013 book chronicle of these events, called The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder.

Here’s Netflix’s description of the upcoming film:

“Suspecting that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths, a nurse risks her own life to uncover the truth in this gripping thriller based on true events.”


Who is thrown into The good nurse?

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on Netflix The good nurse will be hosted by the Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne who is known for his roles in movies like Fantastic Beasts, The Danish Girl, Les Miserables, and more. It should be noted that Redmayne is among the cast of the multi-Oscar nominated Netflix original film, The Chicago 7 Trial. Redmayne will play Charlie Cullen, who was caught by two former Newark homicide detectives who wouldn’t let him go, aided by a nurse

Along with Redmayne, he will be nominated for an Oscar Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty, Molly’s Game, Interstellar), who will portray the nurse who worked alongside Cullen and risked her job and the safety of her family to stop him and put an end to the killings.

Nnamdi Asomugha is the third star attached to the title at the end of March 2021. Asomugha’s credits include When the street lights come on, Crown Heights, and Sylvie’s love. Later, in April 2021 Noah Emmerich (The Americans, Space Force) and Kim Dickens (Deadwood, fear of the living dead) were also announced to appear in The good nurse.


What is the production status The good nurse?

The good nurse began production on April 21, 2021 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA according to Production Weekly issue 1240. Production wraps on June 24, 2021.

First photos of Redmayne and Chastain on set have been spotted via ETCanada.

Additional photos were posted by a fan account of Jessica Chastain on Twitter, with even more photos available on their website.


The film was rated R by the MPAA in the United States and 15 by the BBFC in the United Kingdom. The good nurse has a duration of 2 hours.

We’ll keep you posted as we learn more about The good nurse over time so keep this page bookmarked!

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