US EditionJulia Garner, Anthony Boyle to Star in Netflix's 'The Altruists'
- Netflix is producing an eight-episode limited series called The Altruists, starring Julia Garner and Anthony Boyle, as of May 29, 2025.
- The series follows the rise and fall of FTX and its founders Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison, who orchestrated an $8 billion fraud scandal.
- Produced by Higher Ground Productions and other partners, the show will dramatize how the two idealists attempted to remake finance but defrauded investors.
- The official logline describes two highly intelligent and driven young idealists who influenced one another to ultimately misappropriate $8 billion.
- The Altruists aims to offer a serious dramatization of one of finance's largest collapses and portrays ongoing legal and personal aftermath, including Bankman-Fried's 25-year sentence.
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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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