Ben Affleck and Kerry Washington Unleash a Gripping New Thriller in Animals
Reel Perspectives
September 17, 2026
The stakes couldn't be higher in the newly released full trailer for Netflix's Animals, a tense family thriller starring Ben Affleck and Kerry Washington. Directed by Affleck, the film follows a powerful Los Angeles couple whose world collapses when their son is kidnapped, forcing them into a desperate race to raise the ransom while confronting secrets that could tear their marriage apart.
Affleck stars as Mark Kimball, a mayoral candidate whose carefully controlled life begins to unravel, while Washington plays his wife, Abigail. As the couple searches for a way to bring their son home, the trailer makes it clear that this isn't simply a kidnapping thriller. The deeper they get, the more dangerous their secrets become.
Adding even more star power is an impressive ensemble featuring Gillian Anderson, Steven Yeun, Adriana Paz, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Ray Fisher, Mark Kassen, Christopher Woodley, Matt Gerald and Jacob Estrada.
The trailer delivers plenty of suspense while keeping the biggest questions under wraps. Between Affleck's direction, Washington's emotional intensity and a story built around family, trust and desperation, Animals looks like the kind of thriller that could keep audiences guessing until the very end. With its powerhouse cast and high stakes premise, Animals is already looking like one of Netflix's must-see movies this fall.
Animals arrives in select theaters and on Netflix October 9, 2026.
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