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Ben Affleck’s Animals unveils first trailer and images

August 12, 2026 by Amie Cranswick

Netflix has shared a teaser trailer and images for Animals, the upcoming political thriller from director Ben Affleck.

Affleck stars as Mark Kimball, an L.A. mayoral candidate who finds his world torn apart and his family dragged into a dark world of deception when his son is kidnapped and held to ransom.

The cast also includes Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Steven Yeun, Luis Gerardo Méndez, and Adriana Paz. Watch the trailer below…

When their son is kidnapped, a Los Angeles mayoral candidate and his wife find themselves drawn into a web of deception. As they scramble to raise the ransom payment, they’re forced to make choices that could tear their world apart.

Animals arrives on Netflix on October 9th.

 

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Adriana Paz, Animals, Ben Affleck, Gillian Anderson, Kerry Washington, luis gerardo mendez, netflix, Steven Yeun

About Amie Cranswick

Amie Cranswick is Executive Editor of Flickering Myth, responsible for overseeing editorial coverage across film, television and pop culture.

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