Matt Damon and Casey Affleck Star as Robbers on the Run in ‘The Instigators’ Premiering on Apple TV This Week

Apple TV+ will premiere The Instigators, a new action comedy directed by Doug Liman and featuring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck, dropping on the streaming platform this Friday August 9.

Set in Boston, the film revolves around Rory (Damon), a struggling father who reluctantly partners with ex-con Cobby (Affleck) to rob a corrupt politician. However, their heist spirals out of control, forcing them to flee from not just the police but also shady officials and dangerous crime bosses. Along the way, they persuade Rory’s therapist, played by Hong Chau, to assist in their escape.

The official synopsis reads, Matt Damon stars as Rory, a desperate father who reluctantly joins forces with Cobby (Affleck), an ex-con, to pull off a robbery of the ill-gained earnings of a corrupt politician. When things go to hell, the pair find themselves engulfed in a whirlwind of chaos, pursued not only by the police but also backward bureaucrats and vengeful crime bosses.

Directed by Liman, the film features a script co-written by Casey Affleck and Chuck MacLean. The production team includes Ben Affleck & Damon who have produced the film under their Artist Equity production banner.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Damon describes how the bumbling duo contrasts sharply with his smooth heist team from the Ocean’s films.

We didn’t really talk about Ocean’s [on set] that much just because, to your point, those movies are about the exact perfect team, everyone with their specialty, and it all comes off beautifully in the end. And these guys are the opposite. There’s no world in which Danny Ocean would let these two knuckleheads into his crew. And that’s kind of the fun of it — it’s two more regular people in the middle of a heist.

Matt Damon | Via | EW

You can watch The Instigators on Apple TV on August 9.

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