Get ready for a heart-pounding Friday! Ben Affleck returns to the director’s chair for Animals, an R-rated crime thriller hitting Netflix on October 9, 2026.

Starring alongside Kerry Washington, Affleck plays a mayoral candidate whose world implodes when his son is kidnapped. With a star-studded cast including Steven Yeun and Gillian Anderson, this high-stakes nightmare is the ultimate weekend watch.

Starring alongside Kerry Washington, Affleck plays a mayoral candidate whose world implodes when his son is kidnapped. With a star-studded cast including Steven Yeun and Gillian Anderson, this high-stakes nightmare is the ultimate weekend watch.