Guillermo del Toro’s long-awaited ‘Frankenstein’ reboot will officially reach the big screen before streaming.

Netflix confirmed on Monday that the filmmaker’s passion project will open in select theaters on October 17, followed by its global streaming debut on the platform on November 7.

When the trailer dropped back in June, Netflix only promoted the movie as a November streaming release, leaving unclear whether it would receive a theatrical run. Del Toro had hinted in interviews that he hoped for at least some screenings, and the lack of confirmation at the time sparked backlash from fans eager to see the film in cinemas. In the end, the three-week theatrical window marks one of the more generous releases for a Netflix-backed title.

The film features an ensemble cast including Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Felix Kammerer, David Bradley, Lars Mikkelsen, Christian Convery, Charles Dance, and Christoph Waltz.

Del Toro has described the story as a deeply personal undertaking. In a 2016 interview with Den of Geek, he emphasized his commitment to presenting aspects of Mary Shelley’s novel often overlooked by previous adaptations, such as the framing device and its Arctic sequences. For him, that makes this version potentially the most faithful to the original narrative.

“To this day, nobody has made the book, but the book became my bible, because what Mary Shelley wrote was the quintessential sense of isolation you have as a kid,” del Toro said at the time. “So, Frankenstein to me is the pinnacle of everything, and part of me wants to do a version of it, part of me has for more than 25 years chickened out of making it. I dream I can make the greatest Frankenstein ever, but then if you make it, you’ve made it. Whether it’s great or not, it’s done. You cannot dream about it anymore. That’s the tragedy of a filmmaker. You can dream of something, but once you’ve made it, you’ve made it.”

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