At Netflix’s Tudum fan showcase on 31 May, Guillermo del Toro premiered the first teaser for his long-nurtured take on Frankenstein and confirmed a worldwide Netflix launch in November 2025. The film features Oscar Isaac as visionary medic Victor Frankenstein and Jacob Elordi as the ill-fated creature, while Mia Goth is expected to portray a role reminiscent of the Bride. Christoph Waltz, Felix Kammerer, Lars Mikkelsen, David Bradley and Charles Dance round out the ensemble.
Del Toro has courted the material for more than two decades, saying the story “fused with my soul,” and finally secured financing under his ongoing production pact with Netflix after his Oscar-winning Pinocchio. Principal photography lasted nine months in Toronto and wrapped late last year, according to crew notices and industry reports. Andrew Garfield had initially been eyed for the monster but withdrew amid strike-related scheduling snarls, clearing the way for Elordi.
The teaser opens on Isaac lecturing a medical academy—imagery that mirrors first-look stills issued in January—intoning, “Some of what I will tell you is fact, some is not, but it is all true.” Del Toro has promised a “Miltonian tragedy” that weaves elements of Shelley’s 1818 novel with James Whale’s 1935 Bride of Frankenstein, aiming to foreground what he calls the creature’s “emptiness and sorrow.”
Analysts see the picture strengthening a 2025 slate rich in prestige genre fare and giving Netflix a marquee event during the crowded holiday corridor. Observers also view Frankenstein as a test case for the streamer’s readiness to bankroll director-driven, effects-heavy features at a moment when theatrical-first studios are retrenching.
