Overview

• Netflix released the full trailer on Oct. 1, narrated by Jacob Elordi’s Creature, with Oscar Isaac starring as Victor Frankenstein.
• The film opens in select theaters on Oct. 17 before a global Netflix streaming debut on Nov. 7.
• Guillermo del Toro emphasizes a novel-accurate design, describing the Creature as “staggeringly beautiful” rather than the familiar stitched movie monster.
• The trailer and reporting depict a being assembled from Crimean War dead who experiences fragmented memories of different men.
• Early screenings at Venice, Telluride, and Toronto drew strong responses, including runner-up for TIFF’s People’s Choice Award.