The Bride! (2026)
In 1930s Chicago, Frankenstein’s creature asks a scientist to make him a companion, and she has her own ideas.
Pick up where Bride of Frankenstein left off, and give the Bride the story, with Mary Shelley narrating from beyond the grave.
You want the newest one, loud and strange, with the Bride at the centre and Mary Shelley narrating.
What it keeps and what it changes
Keeps: the creature’s request for a mate, from the novel by way of the 1935 film.
Changes: the century, the city and the genre: an outlaw romance with murder, possession and a cultural movement.
Whose story is it?
the Bride’s, and Mary Shelley’s, both played by Jessie Buckley.
How much time does it ask?
2 hr 6 min, Maggie Gyllenhaal directing; Christian Bale as Frankenstein, Annette Bening, Peter Sarsgaard. Rated R.
Warner Bros., US release 6 March 2026; on disc from 19 May 2026.
Where to find it
Other ways to get it: Apple TV · Find where it’s streaming — JustWatch
More Frankensteins: Frankenstein (1910) · Frankenstein (1931) · Bride of Frankenstein (1935)