Netflix Casts Stars for FTX Drama ’The Altruist’—Because Nothing Says ’Redemption Arc’ Like a Crypto Crash

Hollywood dives headfirst into crypto’s most spectacular flameout with a new series about FTX’s rise and fall. Because who needs documentaries when you can have A-list actors playing billionaires who lost other people’s money?

The streaming giant taps marquee names to bring Sam Bankman-Fried’s saga to life—just in time for audiences to relive 2022’s most expensive morality play. Bonus points if they pay the actors in whatever’s left of FTT tokens.

Who are Netflix’s picks for SBF and Caroline Ellis?

Anthony Boyle is a Northern Irish Actor known for his roles in mini-series’ like Say Nothing, Masters of the Air and the upcoming Netflix show House of Guinness. He has also appeared in movies like Tetris and Tolkien.

Meanwhile, Julia Garner is an Emmy-winning actress known for appearing in Ozark, Inventing Anna, Maniac, and The Get Down.

According to Netflix’s Tudum, the show will be co-showrun by Graham Moore and Jacqueline Hoyt. Moore previously directed the Imitation Game and The Outfit, while Hoyt is known for producing The Underground Railroad, Dietland, and Leftovers.

“For nearly three years now, Sam and Caroline’s story has been my daily obsession, I’m so grateful to my friends at Netflix and Higher Ground for loving this story not only as much as I do, but in the same way that I do,” said Moore.

Executive producer and director James Ponsoldt, known for his work on The Spectacular Now, Daisy Jones & The Six, and Shrinking, is set to direct the first episode. While Vinnie Malhotra and Jessie Dicovitsky will serve as executive producers for Higher Ground Productions.

Although the streaming service has yet to reveal an exact date for when the show airs, it may be possible that Ellis WOULD be able to catch it before it vanishes from the platform. Sentenced to 24 months in prison, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons estimated that Ellis will be released next year, in May 2026.

On the other hand, the BOP estimated Bankman-Fried will be released four years earlier than his original 25-year prison sentence. His sentence was reportedly reduced due to good behavior credits, prison program participation, and his time in pre-sentencing detention.