‘The Good Nurse’ Trailer Starring Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne

Oscar winner Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye) stars as a nurse who suspects her colleague of murdering patients in Netflix’s The Good Nurse. The dramatic film, which just released a trailer and poster, is based on Charles Graeber’s book The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder and will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.

The Good Nurse will be released in select theaters on October 19, 2022, followed by a premiere on Netflix on October 26.

Graeber’s book delves into the twisted story of nurse Charles Cullen (played by Eddie Redmayne), a serial killer who murdered 40 patients. The drama also stars Nnamdi Asomugha, Noah Emmerich, Malik Yoba, Alix West Lefler, and Kim Dickens.

Krysty Wilson-Cairns (Last Night in Soho) wrote the screenplay and Tobias Lindholm directs. Scott Franklin, Darren Aronofsky, and Michael A. Jackman produced, with Ari Handel, Glen Basner, Jonathan Filley, and Josh Stern executive producing.

The Good Nurse Poster
Poster for ‘The Good Nurse’ (Photo Courtesy of Netflix)

The Plot: Amy, a compassionate nurse and single mother struggling with a life-threatening heart condition, is stretched to her physical and emotional limits by the hard and demanding night shifts at the ICU. But help arrives, when Charlie, a thoughtful and empathetic fellow nurse, starts at her unit.

While sharing long nights at the hospital, the two develop a strong and devoted friendship, and for the first time in years, Amy truly has faith in her and her young daughters’ future. But after a series of mysterious patient deaths sets off an investigation that points to Charlie as the prime suspect, Amy is forced to risk her life and the safety of her children to uncover the truth.