Official Teaser for Ben Affleck’s Animals, Directed by and Starring Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck directs and stars in Animals, a political thriller about an LA mayoral candidate and his wife scrambling to save their kidnapped son without destroying their lives.
Director Ben Affleck
Distributor Netflix
Production Artists Equity · Makeready · Fifth Season
Release 2026-10-09 (select theaters · Netflix)
Runtime 106 minutes
Cast Ben Affleck · Kerry Washington · Gillian Anderson · Steven Yeun · Adriana Paz · Luis Gerardo Méndez · Ray Fisher
Teaser and Story
Netflix has released the first teaser for the political thriller 《Animals》, co-written, directed, and starring Ben Affleck. Featuring the line “Power can’t protect you,” it shows the most perilous night for Los Angeles mayoral candidate Mark Kimball and his wife, Abigail.
When their son is kidnapped, the couple must raise the ransom. As secrets surrounding the election and their family come to light, they face a situation in which the choices they make to save their son could destroy the life and relationship they have built.
Ben Affleck plays Mark, while Kerry Washington plays Abigail. Gillian Anderson, Steven Yeun, Adriana Paz, Luis Gerardo Méndez, and Ray Fisher also appear.
《Animals》 will be released simultaneously in select theaters and on Netflix on October 9, 2026.