“The Electrical State” solid and character information: Listed here are the A-listers (and robots) of Netflix’s post-apocalyptic wasteland

On March 14, Netflix launched The Electrical State, a brand new sci-fi romp from Joe and Anthony Russo, the Avengers: Endgame administrators who will quickly return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for Avengers: Doomsday.

Tailored from Simon Stålenhag's 2018 graphic novel, The Electrical State finds Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt navigating the fallout of a failed robotic rebellion. "It's an action-adventure comedy, however it's additionally very poignant, and there are intense themes in it harking back to the tones that we performed with within the work we did with Marvel," Joe beforehand instructed Leisure Weekly. "It's a giant, commercially interesting movie that hopefully touches on some intense topics in a manner that provides you a really wealthy storytelling expertise."

Whereas the movie options plenty of acquainted faces — Stanley Tucci, Ke Huy Quan,and Giancarlo Esposito — it additionally contains a gaggle of robots voiced by the starry likes of Alan Tudyk, Woody Harrelson, Anthony Mackie, Brian Cox, Jenny Slate, and Colman Domingo.

"The robots on this alternate universe got here from Walt Disney and Disneyland — the animatronics that he created gained a sentience, have been put into the workforce, and have become employee bots, service bots, and advertising bots," Joe added. "However they retained that Disney-esque high quality to maintain them interesting and non-threatening to people. So you’ve gotten this tapestry of actually attention-grabbing, cartoonish-looking robots who’re very complicated characters in their very own proper, who’re on their very own journey of discovery."

In celebration of The Electrical State's premiere, let's check out who's taking part in (and voicing) who in EW's solid and character information beneath.

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Millie Bobby Brown as Michelle

Millie Bobby Brown — or is it Millie Bonnie Brown? — rose to fame because the central enigma of Netflix's Stranger Issues, the wildly well-liked sci-fi sequence that may bow this yr with its "blockbuster" fifth season. The function has scored her two Emmy nominations.

Brown has been a Netflix common, having starred within the streamer's Enola Holmes franchise and the 2024 movie Damsel, however she's additionally stared down kaiju in Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) and its sequel Godzilla vs. Kong (2021).

In March 2025, the 21-year-old actress made headlines after criticizing the best way her look is mentioned within the media. "I feel it’s essential to talk up about this," she stated in a video posted to her Instagram. "I began on this business once I was 10 years previous. I grew up in entrance of the world, and for some motive, individuals can't appear to develop up with me. As an alternative, they act like I'm supposed to remain frozen in time, like I ought to nonetheless look the best way I did on Stranger Issues season 1, and since I don't, I'm now a goal."

In The Electrical State, Brown "performs a personality who has misplaced her household within the struggle however realizes her brother should still be alive," per co-director Anthony Russo. "So she begins a cross-country street journey by means of the American West on the lookout for her brother. Alongside the best way, she encounters the character performed by Chris Pratt, who turns into an ally to her in that quest. They turn into companions in crime, so to talk."

Brown instructed EW she loves the movie's '90s aesthetics. "I like the '90s, so I used to be very excited," she stated. "I like the make-up, the hair, the model. I’m obsessive about it."

Additionally enjoyable? Improvising with costar Pratt. "Itypically stick with the script," she instructed us. "So many instances on set, we'd begin the scene and simply see the place it might go. And I needed to be taught shortly to match Chris' vitality and reciprocate that, so it taught me quite a bit. He's in all probability the funniest particular person I've ever met… it's been very nice going toe-to-toe with him. Most days, I simply chuckle from begin to end."

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Chris Pratt as Keats

Chris Pratt started his profession on the WB's Everwood (2002–2006) earlier than rising to fame as lovable lug Andy Dwyer on NBC's Parks and Recreation (2009–2015). He reinvented himself as an motion hero when he took on the function of Star-Lord in James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy (2014–2023), establishing himself as an integral member of the MCU. A stalwart of a number of sequence, he additionally appeared within the Lego Film franchise (2014–2019) and led the Jurassic World trilogy (2015–2022). Because the voice of Mario within the super-successful The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023), it's doubtless he's acquired one other ongoing franchise on his arms.

"His character is somebody who suffered trauma throughout the struggle, so he's frozen in time," co-director Joe Russo beforehand instructed EW. "He's actually a toddler of the early '80s/late '70s when he was happier, in order that's how he clothes, and his haircut is reflective of that as properly. All the things in his life is harking back to a time previous to the one that he’s in, a previous that introduced him extra happiness than the current."

Pratt, in the meantime, instructed us thatThe Electrical State was "the most effective scripts" he had ever learn. "It was wildly authentic…[and] so creative, and so, so stunning. To have the ability to be part of a venture like this and to work with the Russo brothers once more [after Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame], to work with Millie, of whom I've been an enormous fan, was simply one thing I needed to do."

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Ke Huy Quan as Dr. Amherst

A baby actor with roles in iconic movies like Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and The Goonies (1985), Ke Huy Quan quickly light into the background as a stunt choreographer earlier than auspiciously resurfacing in All the things All over the place All at As soon as (2022), the Daniels' Oscar-winning multiverse comedy. His efficiency gained him an Academy Award for Greatest Supporting Actor, making him the primary Vietnam-born actor to win the trophy.

An in-demand actor as soon as once more, Quan has since appeared in plenty of movies (Love Hurts, Kung-Fu Panda 4) and sequence (American Born Chinese language, Loki). Most lately, he made a voice cameo in season 3 of The White Lotus. He'll subsequent star within the long-anticipated sequel to Zootopia (2016).

In line with the Russos, Quan's Dr. Amherst is a scientist with a curious connection "to the household tragedy that Millie's character is coping with."

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Giancarlo Esposito as Colonel Marshall Bradbury

A prolific actor with tons of of credit to his title, Giancarlo Esposito grew to become a family title as Gus Fring, probably the most memorable massive bads on Breaking Bad (2009–2011) and Better Call Saul (2017–2022). His efficiency as Fring acquired him three Emmy nominations, and he nabbed two extra as The Mandalorian's nefarious Moff Gideon. He's since appeared in a number of blockbuster movies (Captain America: Courageous New World, Megalopolis) and beloved sequence (The Boys, Harley Quinn).

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The Russos instructed us that Esposito's Colonel Marshall Bradbury was a "fearsome robotic fighter throughout the struggle who was answerable for working down a number of rogue robots who have been nonetheless at giant after the struggle," including that his character has "a beautiful and stunning arc."

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Stanley Tucci as Ethan Skate

An actor, host, and cookbook creator, Stanley Tucci has six Emmys and two Golden Globes underneath his belt, to not point out an Oscar nomination for his flip in The Lovely Bones (2009). After making his movie debut in John Huston's Prizzi's Honor (1985), the actor has labored with a powerful array of filmmakers, together with Peter Jackson (The Pretty Bones), Woody Allen (Deconstructing Harry), Danny Boyle (A Life Much less Atypical), Alan J. Pakula (The Pelican Temporary), Sam Mendes (Highway to Perdition), and Steven Spielberg (The Terminal).

In fact, Tucci's in all probability greatest recognized for enjoying Caesar Flickerman in The Hunger Games franchise and for his scrumptious flip as Nigel in The Devil Wears Prada (2006), to not point out his supporting flip within the Oscar-nominated Conclave (2024).

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Tucci isn’t any stranger to the Russos, having beforehand appeared of their Amazon Prime spy sequence Citadel. In truth, the brothers instructed EW that Tucci is considered one of their favourite actors of all time. His Ethan Skate, they defined, is a "sensible scientist who created the know-how that allowed people to win the struggle towards the robots."

Anthony continued, "It's that know-how that then strikes into peacetime, and that finally ends up inflicting some problems for humanity. The film is then very a lot about how all of those characters cope with that complication."

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Jason Alexander as Ted

Jason Alexander made waves with memorable turns in Pretty Woman (1990) and Jacob's Ladder (1990) earlier than breaking out as Seinfeld's neurotic George Costanza (1989–1998), a once-in-a-lifetime function that landed him seven Primetime Emmy nominations and 4 Golden Globe nominations. (Actually a travesty he by no means gained.)

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After Seinfeld, Alexander's makes an attempt to steer a sitcom of his personal by no means took off, however he stays a prolific actor in movie, TV, and particularly theater. He additionally works as a director, having helmed episodes of Franklin & Bash (2012), Mike & Molly (2012), and Young Sheldon (2023).

In line with the Russos, Alexander's Ted serves as a "corrupt foster father or mother" to Brown's Michelle. "He isn’t the warmest, fuzziest character on the planet. Most individuals are caught on this technical, narcotic haze, as is he, so most of my interplay along with her is as a robotic," he told The Hollywood Reporter of the character. "He’s a part of the explanation she begins off on her journey. She will't keep the place she is."

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Alan Tudyk as Cosmo

Beloved by nerds the world over, Alan Tudyk is a prolific voice and live-action actor with roles in every thing from Star Wars and Transformers to Marvel and DC tasks. He additionally has cult cred, too, having starred in canceled-too-soon area western Firefly (2002–2003) and its accompanying movie, Serenity (2005). Most lately, he contributed voices to Disney hits Wish (2023) and Moana 2 (2024). He'll subsequent star in James Gunn's anticipated Superman.

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Tudyk voices Cosmo in The Electrical State, a robotic impressed by a similarly-designed hero in Stålenhag's graphic novel. Speaking with the New York Times, the Russos defined that, on the planet of The Electrical State, Cosmo was created to have a good time the 1955 opening of Disneyland. After we meet up with him, he's considered one of Michelle's closest companions.

"We wished the character to be arduous to entry and decipher," Anthony instructed the Occasions. "However we additionally needed to have that robotic be capable to convey intention or emotion."

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Anthony Mackie as Herman

Earlier than taking the defend from Chris Evans on the finish of Endgame and setting the stage for Captain America: Brave New World, Anthony Mackie turned heads in tasks like 8 Mile (2002), Half Nelson (2006), The Harm Locker (2009), and Pain & Gain (2013). In 2014, he debuted in Captain America: The Winter Soldier because the MCU's Sam Wilson, a.ok.a. Falcon.

Mackie voices Herman, a robotic greatest described as "frenemies" with Pratt's Keats. Vanity Fair describes Herman as a "Russian nesting doll, capable of hop into more and more various-sized variations of himself."

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Woody Harrelson as Mr. Peanut

Woody Harrelson's Emmy-winning flip as bartender Woody Boyd on Cheers (1985–1993) is the form of function that often will get an actor typecast. Harrelson pushed towards that immediately, nevertheless — his early profession is outlined by difficult, boundary-pushing roles in movies like White Men Can't Jump (1992), Natural Born Killers (1994), and The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), for which he was nominated for his first Greatest Actor Oscar.

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Since then, he's been nominated by the Academy two extra instances — for 2009's The Messenger and 2017's Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri — and obtained Emmy nominations for his activates Frasier (1999), Recreation Change (2012), and True Detective (2014). All through his lengthy profession, he's additionally appeared in a number of blockbuster franchises, together with The Starvation Video games (2012–2015), Planet of the Apes (2017), and Venom (2018–2021).

Harrelson voices none aside from Mr. Peanut, who, on the planet of The Electrical State, was a pacesetter within the robotic's failed struggle. "Mr. Peanut is, in a number of methods, the Atticus Finch or the Jimmy Carter of the robots," co-director Joe Russo instructed EW. "He's essentially the most clever, essentially the most progressive, essentially the most humane. He has now secreted himself away in an space of the nation known as the Exclusion Zone, the place any of the surviving robots have been rounded up and put into [after the war]. It's a large-scale jail that covers a number of hundred sq. miles of the American Southwest."

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Brian Cox as Popfly

The sensible Brian Cox, Hollywood's funniest grump, loved successful of late-career success as Logan Roy, the monstrous patriarch main HBO's Succession. He's been at this a very long time, although, having gained an Emmy in 2001 for his portrayal of Nazi commander Hermann Göring in Nuremberg.

His credit are too lengthy to listing, however he's maybe greatest recognized for his roles as Stryker in X2 (2003) and Hannibal Lecter in Manhunter (1986). Although it was Anthony Hopkins who gained an Oscar for enjoying Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs, there is no such thing as a scarcity of oldsters who will inform you that Cox's flip is simply pretty much as good.

There's not a lot on the market about Cox's Popfly, however the robotic's title (and baseball-shaped head) point out he's a fan of America's favourite pastime. Humorous to solid an ornery Scot in that function, however, hey, we're not complaining.

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Jenny Slate as Penny Pal

After unintentionally dropping an F-bomb in her very first sketch as a Saturday Night Live solid member, Jenny Slate discovered success with recurring roles on Bob's Burgers (2012–current), Parks and Recreation (2013–2015), and Kroll Present (2013–2015), in addition to an acclaimed efficiency in 2014's Obvious Child. In 2021, Slate co-wrote and starred in Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, a function continuation of the viral shorts and books she had beforehand made along with her ex-husband Dean Fleischer Camp.

Slate performs Penny Pal, a robotic that The New York Occasions describes as a "midcentury postal provider."

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Colman Domingo as Wolfe

An actor, author, and director, Colman Domingo was nominated for an Academy Award two years in a row for Rustin (2023) and Sing Sing (2024). He additionally obtained an Emmy for enjoying Ali, the Narcotics Nameless sponsor of Zendaya's Rue, on Euphoria (2019–current). Upcoming roles embrace Edgar Wright's The Running Man and Steven Spielberg's still-unnamed sci-fi film, which is slated for 2026.

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Domingo's Wolfe is a robotic — apart from that, we all know nothing else.

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Rob Gronkowski as Blitz

A four-time Tremendous Bowl champion and routine NFL record-setter, Rob Gronkowski beforehand instructed EW he desires of being an motion hero. Till now, although, he's principally performed variations on himself on TV (Household Man, Entourage) and in movies (80 For Brady, Good Burger 2).

The Electrical State may simply make his desires come true, although maybe not in the best way he supposed. As an alternative of sniping baddies and cracking sensible like Jason Statham and Arnold Schwarzenegger, he'll be taking part in a robotic named Blitz, who we're guessing has some connection to the pigskin.

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