Overview
- Netflix completed the purchase of Ben Affleck’s InterPositive in March 2026 and disclosed in a Form 10‑Q filed July 17 that the cash consideration was about $587 million.
- InterPositive was founded in 2022 and built production‑specific AI that trains on a film or show’s own dailies so outputs match a director’s editorial intent and visual rules.
- Netflix integrated InterPositive’s roughly 16‑person team into its technology units and named Affleck a senior adviser under the deal.
- Company executives said generative‑AI workflows have been used across roughly 300 Netflix titles in 2026, with examples of faster delivery and lower VFX costs such as 17 minutes of 'AI‑enhanced' footage finished twice as fast and at half the cost.
- Earlier reporting flagged up to $600 million in potential total payouts tied to performance targets but the SEC filing confirms only the $587 million cash payment and does not disclose additional earnouts.