Chilling first look at Netflix's highly anticipated movie based on first-ever sci-fi novel

Netflix will soon be adding a chilling film to its library based on a classic novel by Mary Shelley.

The movie is one of Pinocchio creator Guillermo del Toro's "bucket list" adaptations, but he said he initially struggled to find a platform.

The 60-year-old told Vanity Fair "everybody said no" when he initially pitched a small screen adaptation of Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.

However, Netflix agreed to green-light the project, which will debut on the streaming service in November.

Filming for Frankenstein is taking place in Toronto, and it stars huge names like Jacob Elordi and Charles Dance.

The Gothic science fiction film, which will have its world premiere in the main competition of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, stars Oscar Isaac in the title role.

Jacob Elordi is Frankenstein's monster, with Felix Kammerer as William Frankenstein, Victor's younger brother, and Mia Goth as Elizabeth Lavenza, William's fiancée.

Charles Dance will star as Leopold Frankenstein, Victor's strict and oppressive father, with Christoph Waltz as Harlander, a wealthy arms merchant.

In 2007, del Toro said a project which he "would kill to make" would be a faithful "Miltonian tragedy" version of Frankenstein.

Now his dream has become a reality, with Netflix having released an eerie trailer for the film.

The teaser shows Victor unveiling his creation to an audience as he reveals: "I had a vision, an idea took shape in my mind.

"Inevitable, unavoidable, until it became truth. In seeking life, I created death." Viewers then witness Frankenstein's monster as he causes destruction on board a ship.

Fans flocked to the comments to share their initial thoughts, with @xseedingme saying: "Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, uses imagery like del Toro does. How did I not hear about this movie? Guillermo del Toro's take on Frankenstein? Hell f****** yes!"

@luxindreams added: "Been waiting my whole life for someone to adapt Mary Shelley's Frankenstein faithfully, and this looks amazing!"

Frankenstein will air on Netflix in November 2025