Netflix will show the fall of FTX. The premiere of the series "Altruists" is on November 19

The story of one of the biggest scandals in the world of cryptocurrencies will appear on Netflix. On November 19, 2026, the premiere of “The Altruists”, an eight-episode miniseries about Sam Bankman-Fried, Caroline Ellison and the collapse of the FTX stock exchange, will take place. The production will also be available to Polish viewers.

Netflix has already published the official trailer of the series. The production tells the story of two young people who wanted to change the world of finance and ultimately found themselves at the center of a fraud involving billions of dollars.

The main roles are played by Julia Garner, known from the series “Ozark” and “Who’s Anna?”, and Anthony Boyle, who plays Sam Bankman-Fried. The creators intend to present both the behind-the-scenes of FTX’s activities and the complicated relationship between its founder and Caroline Ellison, former head of Alameda Research.

From a billion-dollar empire to prison

FTX was one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. Its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, was for some time considered one of the most influential figures in the industry. In November 2022, the empire collapsed, and the investigation revealed the mechanism of using exchange client funds to finance the activities of the related company Alameda Research.

In March 2024, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Caroline Ellison, who admitted her involvement in the crimes and cooperated with prosecutors, received a two-year prison sentence. Her testimony played an important role in the trial of the FTX founder.

“Altruists” will show a story that we don’t know from the headlines

The series “Altruists” will not be a documentary, but a fictional interpretation of real events. Its creator is Graham Moore, an Oscar winner for the script for the film “The Imitation Game”, who worked on the production together with Jacqueline Hoyt.

The script was based on New York Magazine journalistic materials by Kevin T. Dugan and Jen Wieczner. Executive producers also include Barack and Michelle Obama, whose Higher Ground Productions company works with Netflix.

As Graham Moore explained in an interview with Netflix, one of the main goals was to show what happened behind the scenes. It is primarily about the characters’ personal decisions, their motivations and their mutual influence on each other.

The idea of effective altruism, with which Bankman-Fried and Ellison identified themselves, is also an important element of history. It assumes using resources in a way that allows us to help others most effectively. The authors ask how people convinced of the validity of their goals could gradually justify more and more serious abuses.

The cast also includes Alex Lawther as Sam Trabucco, Karan Soni as Nishad Singh and Eugene Young as Gary Wang. The character of Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ, will be played by Terry Chen.

The FTX story remains relevant off-screen as well. In August 2026, the American CFTC announced the resolution of proceedings against Ellison and Wang, including bans on their activities on financial markets.

All eight episodes of “The Altruists” are scheduled to arrive on Netflix on November 19.

Netflix will show the fall of FTX. The premiere of the series “Altruists” is on November 19

From a billion-dollar empire to prison

“Altruists” will show a story that we don’t know from the headlines