Netflix drops trailer for new series about Sam Bankman-Fried, Caroline Ellison, and the FTX scandal
Netflix has released a trailer for 'The Altruists,' an eight-episode series dramatizing the rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried and the FTX cryptocurrency exchange. The show, which premieres November 19, stars Anthony Boyle and Julia Garner as the central figures in the multibillion-dollar fraud case.
Why it matters
The series highlights the ongoing cultural and legal fallout of the FTX collapse, which remains a landmark event in the history of cryptocurrency regulation and ethics.
Netflix's "The Altruists" series depicts Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison navigating the FTX scandal. Netflix Netflix's "The Altruists" dramatizes the FTX fraud scandal and premieres Nov. 19. Anthony Boyle plays Sam Bankman-Fried, while Julia Garner portrays Caroline Ellison. Bankman-Fried is serving a 25-year prison sentence; Ellison served about 11 months. Netflix has released its first trailer for "The Altruists," its upcoming series dramatizing the massive multibillion-dollar fraud scheme that led to the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's cryptocurrency empire , FTX. In the eight-episode series, which hits the streaming giant on November 19, Anthony Boyle stars as Bankman-Fried, opposite Julia Garner, who plays Caroline Ellison , a former crypto executive and Bankman-Fried's ex-girlfriend.
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