Ben Affleck returns both behind and in front of the camera in Animals, a suspense thriller arriving on Netflix on 9 October.

Affleck stars alongside Kerry Washington as a Los Angeles mayoral candidate and his wife whose lives are upended after their son is kidnapped. As they race to gather the ransom, the couple is pulled into a web of deception that forces them to confront painful secrets and impossible choices.

Directed by Affleck from a screenplay by Connor O. McIntyre, Billy Ray, and Affleck, the film blends crime, family drama, and political intrigue as the search for their child threatens to unravel everything they have built.

The cast also includes Gillian Anderson, Adriana Paz, Ray Fisher, Christopher Woodley, Matt Gerald, Jacob Estrada, Luis Gerardo Méndez and Steven Yeun.