The former Walking Dead star joins Ben Affleck in a kidnapping thriller.
Summary
– Animals reached No 1 on Netflix’s global English language film chart
– Steven Yeun plays a campaign aide alongside Ben Affleck and Kerry Washington
– A kidnapping forces a political family to confront dangerous secrets
Steven Yeun has another Netflix hit with Animals, the political thriller directed by and starring Ben Affleck. The film took the top spot on the platform’s weekly global chart for English language movies.
Yeun plays Sam, an aide working for Los Angeles mayoral candidate Mark Kimball, played by Affleck. His campaign is pushed aside when his son is kidnapped, leaving Mark and his wife Abigail scrambling to arrange a ransom.
Kerry Washington plays Abigail, while Gillian Anderson appears as a fixer drawn into the crisis. The effort to bring the couple’s son home exposes secrets that threaten their family as well as Mark’s public image.
For fans who first followed Yeun as Glenn on The Walking Dead, Animals offers a different kind of tension. Rather than fighting for survival against walkers, his character is caught in a political emergency where personal connections can carry a heavy cost.
The film is available to stream on Netflix. Its chart position marks a strong opening for the ensemble thriller, though that ranking reflects audience interest rather than a measure of critical reception.
