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 |
| Writing | Ethan Hawke | Writer |
| Editing | Adriana Pacheco | Editor |
| Production | Taizo Son | Producer |
| Production | Sheila Jaffe | Producer |
| Production | Yasushi Kotani | Producer |
| Camera | Christopher Norr | Director of Photography |
| Production | Alexis Alexanian | Producer |
| Sound | Jesse Harris | Music |
| Production | Jonathan Shoemaker | Producer |
| Production | Yukie Kito | Producer |
| Art | Rick Butler | Production Design |
| Art | Lisa Scoppa | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Marie Thomas | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shannon Harrington | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jason Hayes | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stacey Panepinto | Key Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Adam Escott | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Annie Tan | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Nick Vanderpool | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Carl Ferrara | Art Department Production Assistant |
| Art | Leo Holder | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | Robert Fernandez | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Ryan Collison | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Mariusz Glabinski | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Marlena Grzaslewicz | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Bobby Johanson | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Bruce Kitzmeyer | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Griffin Richardson | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Ira Spiegel | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | José Torres | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | John Werner | Dialogue Editor |
| Directing | Stephanie A. Marquardt | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | John M. Davis | Music Editor |
| Sound | Linda Cohen | Music Supervisor |
| Editing | Adrienne Haspel | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Dave Pultz | Color Timer |
| Editing | Bill Stokes | Colorist |
| Production | Jeff Caron | Location Manager |
| Production | Inna Braude | Key Set Production Assistant |
| Crew | R. G. Armstrong | Thanks |
| Crew | Josh Charles | Thanks |
| Crew | Alfonso Cuarón | Thanks |
| Crew | Douglas Graham | Thanks |
| Crew | Josh Hamilton | Thanks |
| Crew | Ryan Hawke | Thanks |
| Crew | Kris Kristofferson | Thanks |
| Crew | Robert Sean Leonard | Thanks |
| Crew | Richard Linklater | Thanks |
| Crew | Jonathan Marc Sherman | Thanks |
