‘The Good Nurse’ Trailer: Eddie Redmayne & Jessica Chastain Star In Netflix’s Upcoming True-Crime Thriller

Nurses are supposed to make sure their patients are comfortable and well-taken care of. But what if that kindly nurse, who you expect to do what’s best, is actually trying to kill you? That’s the question that is asked in the new Netflix thriller, “The Good Nurse.”

As seen in the trailer for “The Good Nurse,” the film follows the astonishing true story of a nurse who is suspected of poisoning his patients, leading to their untimely deaths. When another nurse begins to suspect her coworker, she is asked to risk her family’s safety to get to the truth. 

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The cast includes Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne, Nnamdi Asomugha, Kim Dickens, Malik Yoba, Alix West Lefler, and Noah Emmerich. “The Good Nurse” is directed by Tobias Lindholm, who is best known as a filmmaker who worked on projects such as “Mindhunter,” “A War,” and “The Investigation.” The script is written by Krysty Wilson-Cairns, who previously worked on films such as “Last Night in Soho” and “1917.”

Here’s the synopsis:

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.

“The Good Nurse” is on Netflix on October 26 and in select theaters on October 19. Before that, it’ll be making its world premiere shortly at the Toronto International Film Festival. Watch the new trailer below.