Hollywood Takes On Crypto's Biggest Scandal: Netflix's FTX Drama Just Got Its Stars

Netflix just dropped the casting news crypto Twitter has been waiting for. The Altruist, an eight-episode limited series about FTX’s spectacular collapse, will star Anthony Boyle (fresh off Say Nothing and Tetris) as Sam Bankman-Fried and Emmy winner Julia Garner (Ozark, Inventing Anna) as Caroline Ellison.

The premise? Netflix’s own words: “two hyper-smart young idealists try to remake the global financial system in the blink of an eye…only to seduce each other into stealing $8 billion.”

This isn’t some indie indie production either. The show’s being helmed by Higher Ground (Barack and Michelle Obama’s company) with Graham Moore (The Imitation Game) as co-showrunner and James Ponsoldt (Daisy Jones & The Six) directing the pilot. The creative firepower is real.

Here’s the wild part: neither SBF nor Ellison have announced if they’re planning to watch. Ellison’s serving a 24-month sentence with a projected May 2026 release. Bankman-Fried was originally hit with 25 years, but insiders suggest he could be out years earlier thanks to good behavior credits and prison program participation. Imagine catching your own downfall on Netflix from a prison cell.

Netflix hasn’t announced a release date yet, but when it drops, this will probably become the most-discussed thing in crypto circles for weeks. One of the messiest sagas in financial history is getting the prestige drama treatment—and honestly, the casting feels right.