Overview
- Guillermo del Toro premiered the first teaser at Netflix Tudum 2025, showcasing Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein and Jacob Elordi’s towering, reanimated creature.
- Netflix plans a qualifying theatrical run ahead of its November 2025 streaming debut to satisfy awards season eligibility requirements.
- Del Toro describes the adaptation as an emotional exploration of fatherhood and identity rather than a traditional horror picture.
- The ensemble cast includes Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz, Ralph Ineson, Charles Dance, Burn Gorman and David Bradley alongside Isaac and Elordi.
- Alexandre Desplat returns on score duties for the long-gestating project that Netflix revived in 2023 after more than a decade of development.