Overview
- After a selective October run that began October 17, the film moved to a global Netflix debut on November 7 following a three‑week exclusive window.
- Viewers widely praise the adaptation as a “masterpiece,” yet many on social media fault the short, limited cinema rollout and say they wanted broader theatrical access.
- Del Toro said the movie would receive the largest theatrical release Netflix grants its films, and Netflix built a website to help audiences find participating theaters.
- Post‑release explainers discuss the film’s literary framing, highlighting an on‑screen Lord Byron quotation that underscores ties to Mary Shelley’s origins without detailing plot.
- Netflix’s logline names Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein and Jacob Elordi as the creature, with Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz, and Felix Kammerer also starring in the R‑rated feature.