The brothers behind some of the most successful Avengers movies have taken on the adaptation of a Swedish dystopian graphic novel, spending more than $US300 million in the process.

The Electric State sets up a sequel in more ways than one, but, despite this, it seems unlikely that the movie's follow-up will happen anytime soon.

The problem isn't that Netflix's The Electric State takes liberties with its source material; it's that the original book is much, much better.