# Netflix series charts Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX collapse

> The Altruists, an eight-episode miniseries about the rise and fall of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, arrives November 19.
- Title: Netflix series charts Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX collapse
- Summary: The Altruists, an eight-episode miniseries about the rise and fall of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, arrives November 19. Netflix releases a trailer for The…
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- Source: Engadget — https://engadget.com/2281997/netflix-the-altruists-sam-bankman-fried-trailer
- Author: Mariella Moon
- Published: 2026-10-09T10:54:19+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: netflix, the altruists, sam bankman-fried, ftx, caroline ellison, cryptocurrency, miniseries, technology
## Netflix announces FTX miniseries
Netflix will start streaming The Altruists on November 19, an eight-episode miniseries about the rise and fall of cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
## The cast and the story
Anthony Boyle plays Sam Bankman-Fried and Julia Garner plays Caroline Ellison. The trailer shows how they met and how Ellison's all in mentality influenced their business.

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## From boom to prison sentence
FTX collapsed in 2022 after eight billion dollars of customer money went missing.Bankman-Fried was convicted of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy in late 2023 and sentenced to twenty five years in prison.
## Key takeaway

Netflix releases a trailer for The Altruists, an eight-episode miniseries about FTX's rise and collapse, starring Anthony Boyle as Sam Bankman-Fried and Julia Garner as Caroline Ellison, premiering November 19.