Netflix adds the new suspenseful drama series, Ratched, developed by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan. Ratched has all of the dark twists and turns that you can expect from a Ryan Murphy project.

Ratched sounds familiar, right? You are correct. Ratched is based on the character in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. The Netflix series is Mildred Ratched’s origin story, a deep dive into Nurse Ratched’s character before she becomes the Nurse Ratched of Oregon State Hospital that many of us are familiar with from Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel and the Academy Award winning movie. Fun fact: The character of Nurse Ratched was based on a real-life person that novelist, Kesey, worked with at a psychiatric hospital.

SciFi Vision, in conjunction with Red Glean Media’s Christiane Elin, were invited to join in on a virtual press conference with a few of the leads for the star-filled series. Sarah Paulson, Cynthia Nixon, Sharon Stone, Sophie Okonedo, Jon Jon Briones, and Finn Wittrock chatted about Ratched and working on a series set in the mid to late 40’s to early 50’s at a psychiatric hospital.

Raised by Wolves Video - Janty Yates' Alien Fashion
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Academy Award-winning costume designer Janty Yates collaborated once again with Ridley Scott to create the otherworldly costumes featured in Raised By Wolves. Streaming now on HBO Max.

 

Below is a video from Raised by Wolves, which airs Thursdays on HBO Max. Check it out below.

Ridley Scott’s Raised by Wolves Receives a Season Two Renewal Order on the Heels of an Impressive Debut on HBO Max as the Top Performing Max Original Since the Platform’s Launch

The Critically-Acclaimed and Visually-Stunning Sci-fi Project from Creator Aaron Guzikowski Grew its Audience by Nearly 50% in its Second Week 
 
The First Seven Episodes are Available to Stream Now
Additional Episodes Drop Every Thursday Leading into the October 1^st Finale

LOS ANGELES – September 17, 2020 – After a striking debut on the streamer as the #1 performing Max original since the platform’s launch, HBO Max has ordered a second season of Raised by Wolves, a serialized sci-fi series from master storyteller and filmmaker Ridley Scott (The Martian, Gladiator, Alien), which has immersed fans into the rich, intricate world of Kepler 22-b. The series, which debuted with three episodes on Sept. 3, has continued to be a strong performer in its second week on the platform, growing its audience by nearly 50% week over week.

The limited series, The Third Day, premiered Monday on HBO. The first arc of three episodes, “Summer,” follows Jude Law as Sam. After being drawn to the mysterious island of Osea, Sam saves a girl (Jessie Ross)’s life which leads him down a path that will change everything when he meets a group of mysterious islanders with secret rituals and their own traditions and religion. With the island separated by a causeway from the mainland, Sam is unable to leave until the tides are down. The longer he stays, the more entwined he becomes and learns that there may be connections to his past that will force him to deal with painful memories and loss. As reality starts to blur, his quest will lead him to a shocking discovery.

After “Summer,” a live theatrical event will be broadcast online, following a single day in real time. The episode will be filmed in one continuous take. This will bring viewers deeper into the mystery.

Raised by Wolves Video - From Sketch to Screen
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Discover Ridley Scott's detailed process of bringing Raised By Wolves to life on the screen.

 

Below is a trailer from Raised by Wolves, which airs Thursdays on HBO Max. Check it out below.

Lucifer Season 5A Gallery - Premiering 8/21/20

Lucifer, bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, resigns his throne and abandons his kingdom for the gorgeous, shimmering insanity of Los Angeles, where he gets his kicks helping the LAPD…and the savvy detective Chloe Decker in particular. In Part A of season 5, Lucifer’s twin brother Michael secretly takes the devil's place on earth while he's back in Hell. Eventually, Lucifer must return and face the mess his brother made with his life. He’ll also finally confront his feelings for Chloe, and answer a question fans have been asking since the very beginning: “will they or won’t they”?

Gallery photos from the fifth season of Lucifer, premiering 8/21/20, after the jump.

On Thursday, the all-new series Raised by Wolves comes to HBO Max. The series follows two androids, Mother (Amanda Collin) and Father (Abubakar Salim), who are sent to a virgin planet to raise human children. When the humans, led by Marcus (Travis Fimmel), arrive wanting to colonize the planet, they jeopardize the family.

Collin and Salim recently talked to Jamie Ruby of SciFi Vision about the series and their characters’ motivations.

Be sure to check out the transcript following the video.

Thursday, September 3rd, the new sci-fi series Raised by Wolves premieres on HBO Max. The series follows two androids who are created to raise human children on the virgin planet, Kepler 22-b. When a group of humans land on the planet to colonize, they threaten to tear the family apart due to religious differences.

Creator and executive producer Aaron Guzikowski recently talked to Jamie Ruby of SciFi Vision about the series, where the idea came from, special effects and more.

Be sure to check out the transcript following the video.

Lucifer - 5.02 - "Lucifer! Lucifer! Lucifer!"

**The following is a detailed recap of the episode, which means it's full of spoilers. Please don’t read any further until you’ve watched it. You can also check out my spoiler-free review for the season if you prefer**

An astronaut (Ashlei Tave) opens a sealed room in what looks to be some kind of spaceship. She sneaks with a knife over to one of the sleeping passengers and uses it to break open their lockbox. She pulls an apple out and starts to eat it, when suddenly another astronaut comes from behind and stabs her.

Chloe (Lauren German) looks for Lucifer (Tom Ellis), letting a still annoyed Ella (Aimee Garcia) realize he’s back.

Meanwhile, the doppelgänger (Ellis) practices Lucifer’s accent and talking to Chloe while naked in front of his mirror.

Chloe and Ella investigate the murder of Judy Mason, a biochemist and commander of the Red 2 Mars project, a simulation engineered by Brody Aerospace, run by Anders Brody (Stephen Schneider), the tech billionaire, who Chloe says she talked to last year on a boat. Ella says that now he has a spaceship and was planning to take rich civilians to the red planet to be the first Mars colony. Judy, who was the only scientist, was stabbed in the neck. They find a hair in a bloody footprint, but the killer must have cleaned, because none of the suits had blood on them. Since no one is allowed in or out of the dome, they assume killer has to be one of the five crew. Most of the camera footage has been wiped.

Lucifer - 5.01 - "Really Sad Devil Guy"

**The following is a detailed recap of the episode, which means it's full of spoilers. Please don’t read any further until you’ve watched it. You can also check out my spoiler-free review for the season if you prefer**

The episode opens with Mr. Said Out Bitch (Jeremiah Birkett) on his yacht partying when he’s propositioned by one of the women. He goes below deck to get into something more comfortable, but instead he finds Lucifer (Tom Ellis), who reveals he’s in Hell and tells him he’s going to be murdered.

Meanwhile, back on Earth, the team is investigating the murder. Mr. Said Out Bitch’s real name is Lee Garner. He’s been shot in the chest and is missing a hand.

Chloe (Lauren German) has brought Maze (Lesley Ann-Brandt) to the crime scene in lieu of Lucifer. Ella (Amy Garcia) is upset that Lucifer ghosted her, thinking he’s in Florida helping with his family business. Chloe is upset that he's still gone but says she’s fine.