Published 19:38 IST, September 25th 2020
Is Lucia Hospital From Netflix's series 'Ratched' a real place?
Sarah Paulson starrer 'Ratched' recently premiered on Netflix. The horrifying scenes make one wonder if the asylum and motel actually exist in real life.
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Ratched, a psychological thriller web series, recently released on Netflix on September 18. show has been created by Evan Romansky and has been developed by Ryan Murphy. It is said to be a prequel to One Flew Over Cuckoo's Nest. series is set in year 1947 in Lucia in rrn California. If you have watched even first episode of Ratched you may wonder if hospital actually exists. Re on to kw if Lucia State hospital and Ratched''s motel actually exist.
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Are Lucia State Hospital and Lucia Lodge from Ratched real places?
In Ratched's first season various malpractices and ruthless murders take place in California facility called Lucia State Hospital. As wicked nurse Mildred Ratched carries out unsettling experiments with human minds, one might actually wonder if horrifying Lucia State Hospital actually exists. truth is that re is such asylum in California or anywhere else in world. However, location shown in series is real. Lucia is an actual city located in Monterey County, CA, south of San Francisco and rth of Santa Barbara.
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Ratched filming location includes rrn California and in small town of Lucia. scenery and overhe shots were actually ed in Lucia. city is so small that even mail technically gets dressed to Big Sur. motel where Ratched lives is actually called Lucia Lodge in real life. Lucia Lodge is set over a cliff beside ocean and has a gorgeous view.
Meanwhile, shots of Lucia State Hospital are actually taken on different locations. main location used to show Lucia State Hospital is King Gillette Ranch in Calabasas in California. Most of outdoor shots of series are shot here.
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About Netflix's Ratched
Ratched is currently streaming on OTT platform Netflix. show stars Sarah Paulson, Finn Wittrock, Cynthia Nixon, and Sharon Stone in pivotal roles.
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19:38 IST, September 25th 2020