Netflix Buys Ben Affleck’s AI Studio InterPositive, Taps Him as Senior Advisor

Overview

• Netflix confirmed the InterPositive acquisition on March 5 and did not disclose financial terms.
• Ben Affleck will serve as a senior advisor as InterPositive’s team integrates into Netflix.
• InterPositive’s model is described as maintaining visual logic and editorial consistency, helping productions address issues such as missing shots or poor lighting.
• Netflix executives said the tools are meant to expand creative freedom rather than replace writers, directors, actors or crews, and Affleck emphasized safeguards that keep decisions with artists.
• This marks Netflix’s first deal since exiting the Warner Bros. Discovery auction on February 26, aligning with a wider shift toward AI in entertainment that includes Disney’s 2025 pact with OpenAI.