Can humans and robots coexist? Netflix’s “The Electric State” envisions a world forever changed by a failed robotic rebellion. This upcoming project hails from “Avengers: Endgame” directors Anthony and Joe Russo. Its star-studded cast includes Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Ke Huy Quan, Jason Alexander, and Woody Norman — with Giancarlo Esposito and Stanley Tucci. “The Electric State” also features the vocal talents of Woody Harrelson, Anthony Mackie, Brian Cox, Jenny Slate, Hank Azaria, Colman Domingo, and Alan Tudyk.
READ MORE: The 20 Best Films Of 2024
The film’s official synopsis:
“The Electric State is a spectacular adventure from the directors of Avengers: Endgame set in an alternate, retro-futuristic version of the 1990s. Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things, Enola Holmes, Damsel) stars as Michelle, an orphaned teenager navigating life in a society where sentient robots resembling cartoons and mascots, who once served peacefully among humans, now live in exile following a failed uprising. Everything Michelle thinks she knows about the world is upended one night when she’s visited by Cosmo, a sweet, mysterious robot who appears to be controlled by Christopher — Michelle’s genius younger brother whom she thought was dead.
READ MORE: The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2025
Determined to find the beloved sibling she thought she had lost, Michelle sets out across the American southwest with Cosmo and soon finds herself reluctantly joining forces with Keats (Chris Pratt, Guardians of the Galaxy, Jurassic World), a low-rent smuggler, and his wisecracking robot sidekick, Herman (voiced by Anthony Mackie). As they venture into the Exclusion Zone, a walled-off corner in the desert where robots now exist on their own, Keats and Michelle find a strange, colorful group of new animatronic allies — and begin to learn that the forces behind Christopher’s disappearance are more sinister than they ever expected.”
Support independent movie journalism to keep it alive. Sign up for The Playlist Newsletter. All the content you want and, oh, right, it’s free.
Adventure awaits in “The Electric State.” The film premieres March 14 on Netflix. Get your first look at the new trailer below.