“I think it wouldn’t have been interesting to me to explore the parts of Mildred Ratched that aren’t porous," Paulson told Variety. That said, however, Paulson did reveal the direction she would like to see her titular role travel, as well as things she wouldn't like to explore in subsequent series, which we suspect will take Mildred Ratched's story right up to the infamous events of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. In an interview with (opens in new tab), she intimated that she's "sure there's a lot of pathos and heartbreak up ahead". "I'm as curious as anyone to know what will happen in season 2," added Cynthia Nixon, who plays Gwendolyn Briggs, Ratched's love interest. Honestly? Not much, and that includes the cast, too. Ratched season 2 plot: what do we know so far? Ratched on Netflix is much more than just cheap horror thrills (opens in new tab).
What we know about The Haunting of Bly Manor (opens in new tab).In the intervening year, there haven't been any fresh updates, as far as we can tell – just Paulson shooting down a rumor (opens in new tab) that season 2 was coming in 2021, back in July. "Nobody knows anything about season 2 because Ryan, with the number of things he has going on, who’s to know when when that’s all going to begin, and you throw in the pandemic and then we think well who knows," Paulson said back in September 2020 to Variety. Nothing has been stated about when season 2 is filming – but we wouldn't expect it before 2022 at this point. There's no confirmed release date for Ratched season 2 just yet.