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Brad Bird’s adult animated sci-fi noir Ray Gunn arrives on Netflix
Ray Gunn is an animated detective story set in a futuristic city.
Detective Ray Gunn investigates a murder with his alien partner.
The film mixes old-fashioned noir with science fiction and is aimed at adults, not just children.
It also explores concerns about AI, technology and corporate power.
Brad Bird’s adult animated sci-fi noir Ray Gunn is a Netflix film set in a retrofuturist city.
The story follows private detective Ray Gunn as he investigates a murder linked to glamorous diva Venus Nova.
Sam Rockwell voices Ray, Tom Waits voices his alien partner Eye-Ra, and Scarlett Johansson voices Venus Nova.
Bird had been working on the project for decades and scripted it before directing his 1999 debut feature, The Iron Giant.
The film explores racial tensions, technology, artificial intelligence and corporate power.
- Who
- Director Brad Bird made the film. Sam Rockwell, Tom Waits and Scarlett Johansson voice its main characters.
- What
- Ray Gunn is an adult animated sci-fi noir about a detective investigating a murder.
- When
- The film was released in 2026. The article was published on Oct. 10, 2026.
- Where
- Netflix.
- Why
- Bird made the film as a noir and science-fiction story for adults, reflecting his view that animation can serve any genre.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
it is an art form that can do ANY genre.
Bird scripted Ray Gunn before directing his debut feature, The Iron Giant.
Bird’s debut feature, The Iron Giant, was released.
Ray Gunn became a film and was described as a new Netflix adult animated adventure.
- Director
- Brad Bird
- Platform
- Netflix
- Setting
- Retrofuturist city
- Ray Gunn
- Voiced by Sam Rockwell
- Eye-Ra
- Voiced by Tom Waits
- Venus Nova
- Voiced by Scarlett Johansson
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