THE HORRORS inflicted on medical patients by a serial killer are retold in a motion picture drama courtesy of Netflix.
Charles Cullen's infamous crimes are chronicled in Tobias Lindholm's 2022 film The Good Nurse.
In November 2016, it was revealed that a cinematic retelling of Charles Cullen's homicidal rampage was in production by Protozoa Pictures and FilmNation Entertainment.
The Investigation director Tobias Lindholm signed on to direct the movie, while Last Night in Soho writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns penned the screenplay.
Krysty's The Good Nurse screenplay is based on Charles Graeber's 2013 book of the same name.
In The Good Nurse, Cullen is portrayed by The Trial of the Chicago 7 star Eddie Redmayne.
Regarding his role as the real-life serial killer, the Oscar-winning actor told GQ: "Charlie was really two different people.
"People have described him as 'dissociating,' and when he did, his eyes would go in different directions. I spent about three days in the mirror trying to do that."
Starring opposite Eddie is fellow Oscar-winner Jessica Chastain, who plays nurse Amy Loughren.
Based on Cullen's real-life co-worker and former friend, Amy Loughren played a significant part in the police's investigation.
In order to bring the murderer to justice, Loughren worked extensively with law enforcement to bring Cullen down.
Jessica shared with the crowd at the Toronto Film Festival: "I don’t wanna celebrate or have the media glorify what happened to another human being.
"The thing I liked so much about the film is that we see so often films about a serial killer or a story and its fetishized.
"You’d see him injecting the bags and I’ve always felt a little dirty watching that stuff."
She said to the attendees: "I wanna celebrate humanity, which is why I was excited about this.
"I’ve always been a big admirer of Eddie and his work, so when this project showed up and Tobias mentioned that he would like Eddie to play Charles it really felt like something that would be special."
The Good Nurse's roster of actors is rounded out by:
Charles Cullen is a nurse from West Orange, New Jersey, who is responsible for the murders of 29 confirmed medical patients.
However, homicide detectives suspect Charles' victims are as many as 400 people.
He began killing while working at Saint Barnabas in Livingston, New Jersey.
He worked at several medical centers before landing a position at Somerset Medical Center, where he met Amy Loughren.
On December 12, 2003, Charles was arrested for his heinous crimes.
On March 2, 2006, he was sentenced to 17 consecutive life sentences and remains incarcerated at New Jersey State Prison in Trenton.
On October 19, 2022, moviegoers were able to view The Good Nurse in select theaters.
On Wednesday, October 26, the true crime thriller is scheduled to be released on Netflix.
Tobias Lindholm added to Jessica's statements and commented: "I don’t think true crime is a genre, it’s like hollow darkness. It’s our job as storytellers to fill humanity in there.
"The story about Amy was that reason in this case. I felt portraying a female, a real-life superhero who went through so much and became an example to us all that what we do in our society matters was an important story to tell."
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