Animals (2026) — Netflix Crime Thriller
Year: 2026 · Genre: Crime Thriller · Status: Streaming Now
Story / Synopsis
Ben Affleck pulls double duty in Animals, a tense crime thriller where politics and parenthood collide. Affleck stars as Mark Kimball, a Los Angeles mayoral candidate whose campaign — and life — is thrown into chaos when his young son is kidnapped. With campaign funds already spent and only hours to raise the ransom, Mark and his wife Abigail (Kerry Washington) are forced into desperate, morally grey choices that expose secrets they never wanted public. Affleck also directs and co-writes, joined by Gillian Anderson as a mysterious fixer, Steven Yeun as the campaign manager, plus Adriana Paz, Ray Fisher and Luis Gerardo Méndez.
Details
- Director: Ben Affleck
- Writers: Connor O. McIntyre, Billy Ray, Ben Affleck
- Cast: Ben Affleck (Mark Kimball), Kerry Washington (Abigail Kimball), Gillian Anderson (Dayle Burton), Steven Yeun (Sam Allison), Adriana Paz, Ray Fisher, Christopher Woodley, Matt Gerald, Luis Gerardo Méndez
- Release date: October 9, 2026
- Where to watch: Netflix (streaming) + select theaters (limited, day-and-date) — Watch on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81757047
- Runtime: 106 minutes
- Genre: Crime Thriller
- Rated: R
- Distributor: Netflix
- Production: Artists Equity, Makeready, Fifth Season
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31049299/
