The Altruists
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| Created by | Graham Moore Jacqueline Hoyt |
| Directed by | James Ponsoldt |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Network | Netflix |
The Altruists is an upcoming American television series written by Graham Moore about the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. It will star Julia Garner and Anthony Boyle. It is set to be released on Netflix.
Premise
[edit]The series centres around the disgraced Sam Bankman-Fried founder of the collapsed crypto exchange FTX, and his business partner Caroline Ellison.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Julia Garner as Caroline Ellison
- Anthony Boyle as Sam Bankman-Fried
- Matt Rife as Ryan Salame
- Alex Lawther as Sam Trabucco
- Eugene Young as Gary Wang
- Madison Hu as Constance Wang
- Karan Soni as Nishad Singh
- Naomi Okada as Claire Watanabe
- Maddie Hasson as Lauren Platt
- Marianna Phung as Lily Zhang
- Paul Reiser as Joe Bankman
- Robin Weigert as Barbara Fried
Production
[edit]The eight-part limited series about the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX was written by Graham Moore who is also an executive producer, and co-showrunner alongside Jacqueline Hoyt, who is also an executive producer on the series. Executive producer's also include Barack Obama and Michelle Obama for Higher Ground, as well aa Vinnie Malhotra, Lauren Morelli and Scoop Wasserstein for Scoop Productions. James Ponsoldt is an executive producer as well as director of the first episode. The series was commissioned by Netflix.[2]
The cast is led by Julia Garner as Caroline Ellison with Anthony Boyle portraying Sam Bankman-Fried. Garner also serves as an executive producer.[3] Additional cast members such as Alex Lawther, Madison Hu and Matt Rife joined the cast in July 2025.[4]
Filming is began in July 2025 and is scheduled for to last in Vancouver through the summer and into the fall of 2025.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ Horton, Adrian (29 May 2025). "TV series on Sam Bankman-Fried and crypto firm FTX heads to Netflix". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (2 May 2025). "Julia Garner Nears Deal to Play Caroline Ellison in FTX Series at Netflix, Higher Ground Producing". Variety. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (29 May 2025). "Anthony Boyle to Play Sam Bankman-Fried Opposite Julia Garner as Caroline Ellison in Netflix's FTX Series 'The Altruists'". Variety. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (10 July 2025). "Matt Rife Among 10 Cast in Netflix's FTX Series 'The Altruists'". Variety. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ Gittins, Susan (21 May 2025). "Netflix's THE ALTRUISTS About Sam Bankman-Fried & Caroline Ellison Filming in Vancouver". Hollywood North Buzz. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ Moore, Kasey (2 July 2025). "First Look at Anthony Boyle As Sam Bankman-Fried On Set Of 'The Altruists'; Greta Carew Johns Joins Cast". Whatsonnetflix. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
