Netflix Officially Lands Chris Hemsworth’s 89% RT Sci-Fi Blockbuster
By Chris McPherson
Published Oct 4, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT
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Netflix is bringing Transformers: The First One, a critically acclaimed animated sci-fi film with a 89% Rotten Tomatoes score, to their platform on October 15. The movie, directed by Josh Cooley, takes viewers back to Cybertron before Optimus Prime and Megatron's epic rivalry.
Chris Hemsworth voices Orion Pax, and Brian Tyree Henry plays his friend D-16. The cast also includes long-running franchise favorites Elita-1, Bumblebee, Starscream, Alpha Trion, and Sentinel Prime.