Netflix announced a series about the collapse of the FTX exchange titled "The Altruists".

The premiere is scheduled for the second half of 2026 (exact date is still unknown).

Plot: the story of the rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison. Two "geniuses" who sought to change the financial system ultimately "lost" $8 billion of other people's money.

Interesting facts:

• Producer – Barack and Michelle Obama's studio (Higher Ground).

• Screenwriter – author of the film 'The Imitation Game'.

• Number of episodes: 8.

Cast:

• Julia Garner → Caroline Ellison, CEO of Alameda Research.

• Anthony Boyle → Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of FTX.

• Terry Chen → Changpeng Zhao (CZ), head of Binance.

• Alex Louter → Sam Trabucco, co-CEO of Alameda Research.

• Matt Rife → Ryan Salame, top executive of FTX.

• Madison Hu → Constance Wang, employee of FTX.

• Karan Soni → Nishad Singh, engineer and one of Sam Bankman-Fried's closest associates.

• Eugene Yang → Gary Wang, co-founder of FTX.

• Naomi Okada → Claire Watanabe, employee of Alameda/FTX.

• Hudson Williams → Duncan Reingans-Yu, member of the crypto community.

• Jennifer Grey → Sarah Fisher Ellison, mother of Caroline Ellison.

• Elizabeth Adams → Hannah, company employee.

• Hannah Galloway → Lucy, company employee.

• William Mapother → Dr. Lerner, associated with the heroes' circle.

• Paul Reiser → Joe Bankman, father of Sam Bankman-Fried.

• Robin Weigert → Barbara Fried, mother of Sam Bankman-Fried.

• Maddy Hasson → Lauren Platt, employee of FTX.

• Mariana Fung → Lily Zhang, employee of Alameda/FTX.
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