The Rip Honors Jake William Casiano, Weaving Grief Into a Netflix Heist
Netflix's The Rip is a Joe Carnahan-directed heist thriller starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck that follows a Miami narcotics task force who uncover $20 million in drug money, triggering a power struggle over who’s dirty. The end credits include a dedication to Jake William Casiano—the late son of Carnahan's friend and film advisor Chris Casiano—and his memory informs the film's grief-driven arc for Lt. Dumars. The Rip is streaming on Netflix.