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Mary Shelley
Her greatest love inspired her darkest creation
The love affair between poet Percy Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin resulted in the creation of an immortal novel, “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.”
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Mary Shelley is available to stream on Acorn TV (Via Amazon Prime), DirecTV On Demand, Philo, Shudder, Sundance, SundanceNow Doc Club, SundanceNow Doc Club (Via Amazon Prime), YouTube TV, Kanopy, Plex, Pluto TV, and The Roku Channel in United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, and Fandango at Home. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
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Synopsis
The love affair between poet Percy Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin resulted in the creation of an immortal novel, “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.”
More about Mary Shelley
Cast
Elle FanningMary Shelley
Douglas BoothPercy Bysshe Shelley
Bel PowleyClaire Clairmont
Stephen DillaneWilliam Godwin
Joanne FroggattMary Jane Clairmont
Tom SturridgeLord Byron
Ben HardyDr. John Polidori
Maisie WilliamsIsabel BaxterCredits
- Directed by
- Haifaa al-Mansour
- Written by
- Haifaa al-Mansour, Emma Jensen
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
HanWay FilmsUnited Kingdom
Gidden MediaUnited States- Parallel FilmsUnited Kingdom
BFIUnited Kingdom- Ralfish FilmsUnited Kingdom
Bac CinemaLuxembourg
