Brad Bird’s adult animated sci-fi noir Ray Gunn arrives on Netflix

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  Brad Bird’s adult animated sci-fi noir Ray Gunn is a Netflix film set in a retrofuturist city.

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  The story follows private detective Ray Gunn as he investigates a murder linked to glamorous diva Venus Nova.

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  Sam Rockwell voices Ray, Tom Waits voices his alien partner Eye-Ra, and Scarlett Johansson voices Venus Nova.

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  Bird had been working on the project for decades and scripted it before directing his 1999 debut feature, The Iron Giant.

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  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.