Het verhaal over de 21-jarige William, die van Texas naar New York verhuist om daar een carrière als acteur na te streven. Hij komt er terecht in de artistieke, grungy scene van kunstenaars, schrijvers en muzikanten en ontmoet er singer/songwriter Sarah. Naast allerlei moeilijkheden in zijn persoonlijke leven en de zoektocht naar eigen identiteit, krijgt William ook te maken met een zeer stormachtige, maar moeilijke liefdesrelatie met Sarah.
Nee, helaas is The Hottest State nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | Ethan Hawke | Director |
| Sound | John Werner | Dialogue Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Marie Thomas | Costume Design |
| Art | Rick Butler | Production Design |
| Directing | Annie Tan | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jason Hayes | Key Hair Stylist |
| Sound | Ryan Collison | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Bobby Johanson | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | José Torres | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Stephanie A. Marquardt | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stacey Panepinto | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Mariusz Glabinski | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Ira Spiegel | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Linda Cohen | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Marlena Grzaslewicz | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shannon Harrington | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Art | Lisa Scoppa | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Nick Vanderpool | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Griffin Richardson | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | John M. Davis | Music Editor |
| Production | Carl Ferrara | Art Department Production Assistant |
| Sound | Robert Fernandez | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Adam Escott | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Leo Holder | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | Bruce Kitzmeyer | Dialogue Editor |
| Writing | Ethan Hawke | Writer |
| Crew | Josh Hamilton | Thanks |
| Crew | Robert Sean Leonard | Thanks |
| Crew | Richard Linklater | Thanks |
| Crew | Kris Kristofferson | Thanks |
| Crew | Douglas Graham | Thanks |
| Crew | Ryan Hawke | Thanks |
| Editing | Dave Pultz | Color Timer |
| Crew | Jonathan Marc Sherman | Thanks |
| Crew | Josh Charles | Thanks |
| Crew | Alfonso Cuarón | Thanks |
| Editing | Bill Stokes | Colorist |
| Editing | Adrienne Haspel | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Inna Braude | Key Set Production Assistant |
| Crew | R.G. Armstrong | Thanks |
| Production | Jeff Caron | Location Manager |
| Production | Jonathan Shoemaker | Producer |
| Camera | Christopher Norr | Director of Photography |
| Production | Sheila Jaffe | Producer |
| Production | 木藤幸江 | Producer |
| Sound | Jesse Harris | Music |
| Production | Alexis Alexanian | Producer |
| Editing | Adriana Pacheco | Editor |
| Production | Taizo Son | Producer |
| Production | Yasushi Kotani | Producer |
