Watch the trailer for 'The Altruists,' Netflix's show about the FTX scandal
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β’Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000
π° What Happened
Netflix has released the trailer for 'The Altruists,' a show about the FTX scandal. It follows Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison, the couple at the centre of the collapse. The series arrives on November 19.
Anthony Boyle plays Bankman-Fried and Julia Garner plays Ellison. The show looks at how their charity-driven image fell apart when FTX went bankrupt. Co-showrunner Graham Moore said their real stories were too strange to invent.
π The Backstory
FTX was once one of the world's biggest crypto exchanges. It collapsed in 2022 after customers tried to withdraw money that was not there. Bankman-Fried was jailed for fraud. Ellison testified against him.
The pair were linked to 'effective altruism,' a movement that urges people to do the most good with their money. The scandal made headlines for years. Netflix is now turning that drama into a series.
π― Why It Matters
The show turns a huge financial scandal into an easy-to-follow story. It also reminds people to be careful with money held by flashy companies.
Netflix has released the trailer for 'The Altruists,' a show about the FTX scandal. It follows Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison, the couple at the centre of the collapse. The series arrives on November 19.
Anthony Boyle plays Bankman-Fried and Julia Garner plays Ellison. The show looks at how their charity-driven image fell apart when FTX went bankrupt. Co-showrunner Graham Moore said their real stories were too strange to invent.
FTX was once one of the world's biggest crypto exchanges. It collapsed in 2022 after customers tried to withdraw money that was not there. Bankman-Fried was jailed for fraud. Ellison testified against him.
The pair were linked to 'effective altruism,' a movement that urges people to do the most good with their money. The scandal made headlines for years. Netflix is now turning that drama into a series.
The show turns a huge financial scandal into an easy-to-follow story. It also reminds people to be careful with money held by flashy companies.