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The Electric State teaser: Millie Bobby Brown teams up with Chris Pratt for a dystopian adventure

Created by Avengers: Endgame directors The Russo Brothers, The Electric State is slated to hit Netflix on March 14 next year

Urmi Chakraborty Calcutta Published 18.10.24, 10:58 AM
Millie Bobby Brown in The Electric State teaser.

Millie Bobby Brown in The Electric State teaser. IMDb

Millie Bobby Brown’s orphaned teenager Michelle teams up with Chris Pratt’s smuggler Keats to search for her younger brother following a robot uprising in an alternate, retro-futuristic version of the 1990s in The Electric State teaser, dropped by Netflix on Thursday.

Based on the novel by Simon Stålenhag, the two-minute-27-second-long trailer introduces us to the world of the Russo Brothers-created film, where sentient robots—once loyal servants to humanity—are now in exile after a revolution gone awry. These robots, designed to resemble cartoon characters and mascots, have lost their autonomy, while humans, too, are left fractured in their relationships. As Michelle explains, both robots and humans are disconnected in the wake of the uprising.

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Michelle, who lost her family during the rebellion, has been living as an orphan until a mysterious robot named Cosmo, seemingly controlled by her missing brother Christopher, appears. This encounter sparks a glimmer of hope that her brother may still be alive.

Determined to reunite with Christopher, Michelle embarks on a perilous journey across the desolate Southwest. Along the way, she teams up with Keats, a smuggler, and his robot sidekick, Herman, as they navigate through danger and uncertainty.

In The Electric State, Millie channels the resourcefulness and resilience she showcased as Enola Holmes in the 2020 film, where she played Sherlock Holmes’ sister on a solo quest to find her mother. Once again, Millie portrays a young woman on a daring mission, driven by love and determination.

Apart from Millie and Pratt, The Electric State also stars Ke Huy Quan, Jason Alexander, Woody Norman, with Giancarlo Esposito and Stanley Tucci. Woody Harrelson, Anthony Mackie, Brian Cox, Jenny Slate, Hank Azaria, Colman Domingo and Alan Tudyk have joined the cast in voice roles.

Created by Avengers: Endgame directors The Russo Brothers, The Electric State is slated to hit Netflix on March 14 next year.

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