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