If you’re looking for some casual weekend viewing following the Jeffrey Dahmer series…
A brand-new crime thriller based on the real-life tale of a serial killer responsible for dozens of deaths has been released on Netflix.
The Good Nurse dropped on the streaming platform on Wednesday and centres on a nurse Amy Loughren who notices a series of suspicious deaths at the hospital she works at.
The thriller tells the shocking story of Charles Cullen, a nurse who worked in hospitals around New Jersey and Pennsylvania over a 16-year career that ended when he was arrested in 2003 and admitted to killing 29 people.
His common method was by administering fatal drug overdoses.
An official synopsis from Netflix reads: “An overburdened ICU nurse leans on her selfless new colleague at work and at home — until a patient’s unexpected death casts him in a suspicious light.”
Eddie Redmayne plays the titular ‘good nurse’ Cullen whilst Jessica Chastain plays Amy Loughren, a former co-worker who was ultimately instrumental in helping the authorities bring Cullen to justice.
A harrowing true story, The Good Nurse stars Academy Award Winners Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne. Premiering Oct 26, only on Netflix. pic.twitter.com/hQAAD0F7VZ
— Netflix (@netflix) October 17, 2022
The whole story is also based on the 2013 book about Cullen’s crimes by journalist Charles Graeber, entitled ‘The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder.’
