Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Comes Alive on Netflix Nov. 7

Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.

Directed by: Guillermo del Toro
Starring: Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Felix Kammerer, Lars Mikkelsen, David Bradley, Charles Dance, Christoph Waltz.
Written by: Guillermo del Toro (based on Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus)
Rating: R
Running time: 149 minutes
Genre: Horror
Theatrical Release: October 17, 2025.
Streaming: November 7, 2025
Country: USA
Studio: Netflix
Website: https://www.netflix.com/title/81507921

Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro adapts Mary Shelley’s classic tale of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation. Del Toro has been working on a Frankenstein film for more than a decade. “My favorite novel in the world is Frankenstein,” he told Collider in 2010. “I’m going to misquote it horribly, but the monster says, ‘I have such love in me, more than you can imagine. But, if I cannot provoke it, I will provoke fear.’ ” It’s an idea that inspired del Toro’s career-spanning love for the monsters inside and outside all of us.