US EditionJulia Garner, Anthony Boyle to Star in Netflix's 'The Altruists'
- Netflix is producing an eight-episode limited series titled The Altruists about the 2022 collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange.
- The series follows the rise and fall of FTX founders Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison amid an $8 billion fraud scandal.
- Anthony Boyle stars as Bankman-Fried and Julia Garner portrays Ellison, with production by Higher Ground and direction by James Ponsoldt.
- The official logline depicts two idealistic and ambitious individuals who gradually manipulated one another into orchestrating an $8 billion theft, underscoring themes of greed and deception.
- The series aims to dramatize one of the largest financial collapses and could cover Bankman-Fried’s 25-year sentence and Ellison’s prison term.
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Anthony Boyle at the Disney Plus BAFTA TV Awards reception in May 2025. | Photo: Getty Images Like Amazon and Apple, Netflix is also looking to cash in on the story of how Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison managed to steal billions from the FTX cryptocurrency exchange. Variety reports that Anthony Boyle (Tetris, Manhunt) and Julia Garner (Ozark, The Fantastic Four: First Steps) have been cast in Netflix’s upcoming drama series The Altruists…
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