Affleck co-wrote and directed this new crime thriller.

Ben Affleck’s new Netflix crime thriller Animals, starring Kerry Washington, Steven Yeun and Gillian Anderson, debuts with a 33% Rotten Tomatoes score.

Meet the cast of Netflix’s Animals, including Ben Affleck, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson and more.

Ben Affleck gets to flex his well-honed Mexican Spanish, while Gillian Anderson goes full campy vamp, complete with a gelled-back blond mane, in Affleck’s otherwise tedious new Netflix thriller, “ Animals .

The 2026 Netflix release, which the actor co-wrote, directs and stars in, follows the moral dilemma of mayoral hopeful Mark Kimball (Affleck) and his wife Abby ( Kerry Washington ), who are being blackmailed for ransom in the failed kidnapping of their son Denny (Christopher Woodley).

Ben Affleck and Kerry Washington lead the new Netflix movie 'Animals,' but the film's journey to the screen involved a surprising production halt.

Netflix bet big on AI with new movie — but did it help or hinder? - COMMENT: Ben Affleck won’t say exactly how he used AI on his critically-panned new Netflix thriller. But thanks to sloppy editing and one unintentionally hilarious scene,

Ben Affleck used AI “for lots of things” in his upcoming Netflix thriller Animals, he said Wednesday at Bloomberg‘s 2026 Screentime event. Not that he’s going to tell you

Breaking down the data for the week ending October 11th, where licensed hits like ‘Ice Age’ are making waves alongside Netflix’s latest original blockbusters.