Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Ben Affleck Thriller Animals Leads This Week’s OTT Picks
Animals is a thriller about a couple whose life changes after a frightening phone call.
Mark Kimball is running to become mayor of Los Angeles.
He and his wife, Abigail, try to deal with the call.
Their safe-looking world starts to fall apart.
Ben Affleck co-wrote and directed the movie, and he also plays Mark.
Kerry Washington plays Abigail.
The film is set to arrive on Netflix on October 9.
The article also names Ted Lasso Season 4 and Above & Below as other picks, without explaining them.
Animals, co-written and directed by Ben Affleck, is set to stream on Netflix on October 9.
The thriller follows Los Angeles mayoral candidate Mark Kimball and his wife, Abigail, after an ominous phone call.
Ben Affleck plays Mark Kimball, while Kerry Washington plays Abigail.
The film also features Gillian Anderson, Steven Yeun, Luis Gerardo Méndez and Adriana Paz.
The article’s introduction mentions other OTT picks, including Ted Lasso Season 4 and Above & Below, but provides no further details about them.
- Who
- Ben Affleck, Kerry Washington, and the film’s other cast members; the story centers on Mark and Abigail Kimball.
- What
- Animals, a thriller about a couple whose life is threatened by an ominous phone call, is set to stream.
- When
- October 9.
- Where
- Netflix; the story is set in Los Angeles.
- Why
- An ominous phone call threatens the carefully constructed life Mark and Abigail share.
- Title
- Animals
- Streaming platform
- Netflix
- Streaming date
- October 9
- Director and co-writer
- Ben Affleck
- Main characters
- Mark Kimball, a Los Angeles mayoral candidate, and his wife, Abigail
- Cast named
- Ben Affleck, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Steven Yeun, Luis Gerardo Méndez and Adriana Paz