With the year coming to a close, we find ourselves looking at all the big releases on the horizon, films like the Russo Brothers’ The Electric State. The upcoming book-to-screen adaptation starring Millie Bobby Brown and Christ Pratt sounds like it could be one of the biggest releases on the 2025 movie schedule, and after reading everything we know about the long-in-the-works project, you’ll hopefully understand why.
If this is the first you’re hearing about the star-studded sci-fi action flick about a woman trying to find her missing brother in an unforgiving landscape, don’t worry, because we know quite a bit about the project right now. So, stick around and come with us as we break down everything we know about The Electric State and why it could become one of the best Movies on Netflix in the very near future.
What Is The Release Date For The Electric State?
Though Netflix has yet to reveal the exact release date for The Electric State, the streamer has announced that the Russo Brother’s upcoming sci-fi movie will premiere at some point in 2025. That being said, we should know more about the exact release date, or at least the window, closer to the new year when the streamer starts to lay out its big plans for the next 12 months.
The Electric State Cast
Millie Bobby Brown has essentially become Netflix’s MVP over the past decade since making her big break as Eleven on Stranger Things, and she hasn’t really slowed down since. Now she’s preparing to anchor one of the biggest upcoming Netflix movies in quite some time. Here’s everyone who’ll be appearing alongside her in the Electric State cast.
Millie Bobby Brown as Michelle
Millie Bobby Brown will be taking on the role of Michelle in The Electric State, a young woman desperately searching for her missing younger brother. This could be one of two massive Netflix projects for Brown in 2025, as the upcoming Stranger Things Season 5 will reportedly finally premiere at some point next year.
Chris Pratt as Keats
According to Vanity Fair, Chris Pratt, who worked with the Russos on the third and fourth Avengers movies, will be taking on the role of Keats, an eccentric drifter who joins Michelle on her journey. Between The Electric State, the second season of The Terminal list, Mercy, and Way of the Warrior Kid, the Guardians of the Galaxy and Jurassic World alum has a lot on his plate.
Ke Huy Quan as Dr. Amherst
Academy Award winner Ke Huy Quan will show up in The Electric State as Dr. Amherst, according to GamesRadar. The Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Everything Everywhere All at Once actor is also set to appear in With Love and Zootopia 2.
Stanley Tucci
Stanley Tucci will also be appearing in The Electric State, though his role has not yet been revealed. Tucci, best known for movies like Big Night, Spotlight, and The Devil Wears Prada, most recently appeared in Edward Berger’s Conclave.
Giancarlo Esposito
Giancarlo Esposito is another talented actor set to appear in The Electric State, though we’re not sure who the Breaking Bad and The Mandalorian actor will be playing. Esposito is also set to appear in the long-awaited Captain America: Brave New World.
Woody Norman
Woody Norman, who most recently appeared in The Spaceman, is set to appear in an undisclosed role in The Electric State. Norman’s other credits include The Last Voyage of the Demeter, Poldark, and the 2019 TV adaptation of The War of the Worlds
Jason Alexander
The Electric State will also feature a large voice cast, which includes Seinfeld star Jason Alexander. No stranger to voice work, Alexander has appeared in animated films like The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Leo over the years.
Woody Harrelson
Woody Harrelson will also be lending his voice to one of the Electric State’s many robots. Harrelson, best known for roles on shows like True Detective and movies like White Men Can’t Jump, is also set to reprise his role as Merritt McKinney in Now You See Me 3 in 2025.
Anthony Mackie
Captain America himself will be appearing in The Electric State, as Anthony Mackie is set to voice one of the many robots featured in the Netflix original film. Mackie, who will lead Captain America: Brave New World in early 2025, is also set to show up in Twisted Metal Season 2 at some point in the near future.
Brian Cox
Brian Cox will be lending his voice to one of the film’s animated characters, but we don’t know which one quite yet. The Succession star, whose voice can be heard in the McDonald’s commercials since 2020, is also set to appear in Netflix’s upcoming animated holiday movie, That Christmas in late 2024.
Jenny Slate
And then there is Jenny Slate, who’s also set to voice one of the animated robots in The Electric State. Slate, who famously voiced the titular seashell in Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, is no stranger to animated films as she’s also appeared in Despicable Me 3, Zootopia, and The Secret Life of Pets, to name a few.
What Is The Electric State About?
Upon announcing that Netflix had landed the streaming rights for The Electric State in June 2022, Deadline described the movie as one that will follow an orphaned teenager named Michelle (Millie Bobby Brown) as she traverses the American West in a retro-futuristic past in hopes of finding her long-lost younger brother. But she won’t be alone on this perilous journey through a vast wasteland, as Michelle will be joined by a “sweet but mysterious” robot and a drifter she meets along the way.
When Can We Expect The Electric State Trailer?
Netflix unleashed some great first-look images featuring Mr. Peanut in October 2024, but we have yet to see a proper trailer for The Electric State. So, when can we expect to see some footage? Well, with 2025 quickly approaching, it should be sooner rather than later before Netflix gives us a glimpse into the world of the latest Russo Brothers film. Maybe the streamer will put out a hype video for its 2025 movies before the end of 2024.
The Movie Is Based On Simon Stålenhag’s 2018 Graphic Novel Of The Same Name
Netflix has had a pretty decent track record with comic book adaptations, and the popular streaming service will look to keep that trend going with The Electric State, which is based on Simon Stålenhag’s 2018 graphic novel of the same name. When announcing the movie back in 2020, Deadline described the book as a “re-imagined low-tech apocalyptic mid-'90s vision of the American West” that featured “stunning visual artwork.”
The Electric State Will Be The Sixth Collaboration Between The Russo Brothers And Screenwriters Christopher Markus And Stephen McFeely
Including the yet-to-be-released The Electric State, The Russo Brothers have teamed up with the screenwriting team of Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely a total of six times over the course of the past decade. Since working together on Captain America: The Winter Soldier in 2014, they've created some of the best moments in the MCU, which translated into continued box office success in which each movie made more than the one before. Even after the Russos finished their work with the MCU, the foursome stuck together, crafting the 2022 Netflix action spectacle, The Gray Man.
The Russo Brothers and McFeely will also team up again in the next few years for Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, which will feature Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom. However, Markus is not working on those projects, for now anyway.
Production On The Electric State Wrapped In February 2023
Though we don’t know exactly when The Electric State will land on Netflix, the movie has wrapped production on physical photography. In February 2023, the ABGO Films Instagram account shared a series of images showing the Russo Brothers and other members of the production team celebrating the conclusion of shooting along with the final clapperboard of the shoot.
There is still an undisclosed amount of post-production work to be completed in the months to come, so don’t count on seeing a trailer for The Electric State for quite some time.
What Is The Electric State Rated?
It should come as no surprise, but The Electric State will have a PG-13 rating upon release. According to Filmratings.com, the MPA gave the upcoming Russo Brothers movie the rating based on violence, language, and “thematic material,” but didn’t disclose exactly what that meant.
Millie Bobby Brown Has Described The Electric State As ‘A Live-Action WALL-E’
If you’re looking for even more reasons to be excited about The Electric State, comments made by Millie Bobby Brown in an interview with CinemaBlend in March 2024 will do the trick. During a chat with Sean O’Connell prior to the release of Damsel, Brown compared the dystopian sci-fi flick to one of the best Pixar movies, saying:
I don’t want anyone to kill me for saying this, but like, I truly when I was filming, it was just like, this feels like a live-action WALL-E. Like the heart and the soul and the brilliance and like, I just loved the messaging and I love the plot. And you just care about these robots.
Judging by what we’ve read of the movie’s tone and the aesthetic quality of its visuals, this comparison is on point. Hopefully, this also means The Electric State will have an emotional story that resonates with audiences.
Expect to hear more about The Electric State in the coming weeks and months, especially when it comes to the first trailer. In the meantime, check out the 2024 movie schedule, which includes some titles that can only be watched with a Netflix subscription.
