When director Guillermo del Toro took on his masterful retelling of Mary Shelley’s classic Frankenstein, he rebranded the iconic character The Monster as The Creature (Jacob Elordi) – setting up the twist and turns of the new movie’s plot to lead up to a much more positive ending.

The 2025 Netflix adaptation of Frankenstein premiered globally on November 7, 2025, introducing a new generation of sci-fi horror fans to Shelley’s 1818 novel that tells the story of what happens to a man when he decides to play God.

Us explains the ending of Frankenstein below. WARNING: Spoilers ahead.

What Is the Plot of Netflix’s 2025 Retelling of ‘Frankenstein’?

The story follows scientist Victor Frankenstein (Oscar Isaac) on his quest to make a mockery out of death by successfully reanimating a corpse, w

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