Overview

• Netflix has commissioned eight episodes of “The Altruists,” a limited drama chronicling the downfall of cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
• Julia Garner will portray former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison opposite Anthony Boyle as FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.
• The narrative follows two hyper-smart idealists whose ambition resulted in the theft of $8 billion in customer funds.
• Graham Moore and Jacqueline Hoyt will co-showrun and executive produce the series for Higher Ground Productions.
• James Ponsoldt is set to direct and executive produce the first episode in partnership with New York Magazine/Vox Media Studios.