Less than a week after its release, the Russo brothers’ adaptation of Simon Stålenhag’s narrative art book, has become the No. 1 film on Netflix worldwide, with more than 25.2 million views.

The Electric State follows a young woman (played by Millie Bobby Brown) who embarks on a perilous journey across the robot-ravaged US, accompanied by a mysterious toy robot and a roguish smuggler (Chris Pratt). Together, they’ll unravel a mechanical conspiracy at the center of the American heartland.

Set in a retro-futuristic past, this epic adventure from filmmakers Anthony and Joe Russo (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame), written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, follows Michelle (Millie Bobby Brown), an orphaned teenager journeying across the American West in search of her younger brother. Accompanying her is a mysterious robot and an eccentric drifter named Keats, played by Chris Pratt.

The film also features Ke Huy Quan, Jason Alexander, Woody Norman, Giancarlo Esposito and Stanley Tucci. Woody Harrelson, Anthony Mackie, Brian Cox, Jenny Slate, Hank Azaria, Colman Domingo and Alan Tudyk join the cast in voice roles.

A prequel video game based on directors Joe and Anthony Russo’s upcoming Netflix film The Electric State will launch a few days after the movie hits the streamer on March 14.

Set in the aftermath of a robot uprising in an alternate version of the ’90s, The Electric State follows orphaned teenager Michelle (Millie Bobby Brown) who ventures across the American West with cartoon-inspired robot Cosmo, low-rent smuggler Keats (Chris Pratt) and his wisecracking robot sidekick Herman (voiced by Anthony Mackie) in search of her younger brother, Chris.

A prequel to The Electric State the mobile game The Electric State: Kid Cosmo is described as a “bite-sized adventure puzzle game” that focuses on Michelle and Chris. Per Netflix and the Russos’ media company AGBO, “This narrative-driven game takes place before the events of the movie and spans five years, blending gameplay with emotional storytelling to create an immersive experience.”

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With just 10 days remaining until the highly anticipated The Electric State premieres on Netflix on March 14, the streaming platform has unveiled the final trailer.

Set in a retro-futuristic past, this blockbuster adventure from filmmakers Anthony and Joe Russo, based on Simon Stålenhag’s narrative art book, follows Michelle (Millie Bobby Brown), an orphaned teenager who traverses the American West in search of her younger brother. Joining her on the journey is a sweet but mysterious robot and an eccentric drifter (Chris Pratt).

The film also stars Ke Huy Quan, Jason Alexander, Woody Norman, Giancarlo Esposito and Stanley Tucci. Woody Harrelson, Anthony Mackie, Brian Cox, Jenny Slate, Hank Azaria, Colman Domingo and Alan Tudyk join the cast in voice roles.

With the premiere of The Electric State approaching, Netflix has unveiled a new poster for the Russo brothers’ adaptation of Simon Stålenhag‘s narrative art book.

The Electric State follows a young woman (played by Millie Bobby Brown) who embarks on a perilous journey across the American West in search for her younger brother. Along the way, she is joined by a mysterious toy robot and the roguish smuggler Keats (Chris Pratt). Together, they’ll unravel a mechanical conspiracy at the center of the American heartland.

The highly anticipated movie premieres exclusively on Netflix on March 14 2025.

Netflix’s motion picture sci-fi comedy The Electric State, based on Simon Stålenhag‘s narrative art book, premiered at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles on Monday, February 24, 2025. 

The star-studded cast, consisting of Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt in the leading roles, attended, as well as co-stars Ke Huy Quan, Stanley Tucci, Woody Norman, Giancarlo Esposito, Jason Alexander, and Marin Hinkle. Directors Anthony and Joe Russo were also present, as was Simon Stålenhag himself.

The movie premieres exclusively on Netflix on March 14 2025.

Netflix has released a first clip from The Electric State, the Russo brothers‘ adaptation of Simon Stålenhag‘s narrative art book.

The Electric State follows a young woman (played by Millie Bobby Brown) who embarks on a perilous journey across the American West in search for her younger brother. Along the way, she is joined by a mysterious toy robot and the roguish smuggler Keats (Chris Pratt). Together, they’ll unravel a mechanical conspiracy at the center of the American heartland.

In a new clip released as part of the Next on Netflix event, the trio catches a ride in a retro VW van — perched on the shoulder of an enormous bot (voiced by Anthony Mackie).

The movie premieres exclusively on the streaming platform on March 14 2025.

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Netflix has released the official trailer for The Electric State, the Russo brothers‘ adaptation of Simon Stålenhag‘s narrative art book, which premieres exclusively on the streaming platform on March 14 2025.

The Electric State follows a young woman (played by Millie Bobby Brown) who embarks on a perilous journey across the robot-ravaged US, accompanied by a mysterious toy robot and a roguish smuggler (Chris Pratt). Together, they’ll unravel a mechanical conspiracy at the center of the American heartland.

“The story felt like a fairy tale to us,” Anthony Russo said about the novel.

“I’m blown away by the movie,” Stålenhag told Netflix. “It was an amazing experience watching things that I have drawn come to life this way. What resonated most with me was the emotional core of the movie, which is the need for family. Even though the movie has changed genre from the book a bit, that main core is still the same and has been expanded on beautifully.”

The Russos and writers Markus and McFeely were in communication with Stålenhag throughout the film’s development, and he was pleased to see the creative liberties they took to make the film stand on its own.“They asked me questions about the timeline and backstory, but it’s their work,” he said. “They’re the best in the world at what they do, and to see them work on a project that comes from me, it’s beyond satisfying, surreal. I am so positively surprised by the end result.”

The star-studded cast also consists of Ke Huy Quan, Jason Alexander and Woody Norman, with Giancarlo Esposito and Stanley Tucci. Mackie, Woody Harrelson, Brian Cox, Jenny Slate, Hank Azaria, Colman Domingo and Alan Tudyk voice the robots.

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Netflix has unveiled the teaser trailer for Marvel veterans the Russo Brothers’ The Electric State, the adaptation of Simon Stålenhag’s atmospheric illustrated novel of the same name, which stars Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt.

The first look at the spectacular sci-fi adventure through a post-apocalyptic ’90s America, which hits the streaming service on March 14, 2025, comes ahead of yesterday’s panel presentation at the now-underway New York Comic Con.

The star-studded cast also includes Ke Huy Quan, Jason Alexander and Woody Norman, with Giancarlo Esposito and Stanley Tucci. Mackie, Woody Harrelson, Brian Cox, Jenny Slate, Hank Azaria, Colman Domingo and Alan Tudyk voice the robots.

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Netflix has unveiled the first footage of The Electric State, an adaptation of the narrative art book by Simon Stålenhag. The story takes place in 1994, in the aftermath of a battle between humanity and artificial intelligence that ended in a devastating stalemate. The people who died were buried; the automatons who were destroyed rust away where they fell. The defeated robots have been banished to an “exclusion zone” in the southwestern desert, while human society attempts to rebuild without the help of the mechanical beings it created.

The Electric State is directed by the Russo brothers, and Joe Russo shared his thoughts on why the book resonated with them, stating: “The texture in the images was really powerful, and it felt like a story about broken families and broken people trying to find each other in a broken world.”

The film features a star-studded cast, including Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things, Enola Holmes) as Michelle, a young woman on a quest to find her lost brother, whom she had believed to be dead. Chris Pratt (Passengers, Marvel) plays Keats, a war veteran turned long-haul trucker involved in a smuggling operation with one of his former adversaries—a construction machine named Herman, voiced by Anthony Mackie (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier). The ensemble also includes Woody Harrelson (True Detective, Triangle of Sadness) voicing the leader, Mr. Peanut, along with Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad), Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones), and Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once).

The Electric State is set to premiere on Netflix early 2025.

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Actors Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, and Avengers directors Anthony and Joe Russo are heading to New York Comic Con to discuss their upcoming film The Electric State, based on Simon Stålenhag’s work.

The official Netflix panel for The Electric State is set for Thursday, October 17th, at NYCC, where attendees will be treated to an exclusive sneak peek of the highly anticipated action-adventure movie, which is set for release next year.

The Kickstarter campaign for Simon Stålenhag’s upcoming project, Swedish Machines, has recently concluded with tremendous success. The original goal of SEK 250 000 was achieved in just 25 minutes. In total, the campaign attracted over 5000 backers and raised more than SEK 3.1 million.

 

Stålenhag’s most personal work yet, Swedish Machines, explores masculinity, friendship, and sexuality in a queer science fiction tale about two young men stuck in the past – and in each other’s orbit. Their story spans decades, as fleeting moments become defining memories, and they set out to explore a mysterious forbidden zone together.

 

Set in his native Sweden and based in an alternate version of Mälaröarna outside of Stockholm, the place where he grew up, and still lives to this day, Swedish Machines juxtaposes giant futuristic machines and vehicles against the inner turmoil of the characters facing a social dystopia.