Netflix Announces More Cast for FTX Series The Altruists

Netflix has announced additional cast members for its upcoming limited series "The Altruists," a dramatization of the rise and fall of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX and the fraud scandal that led to its collapse in late 2022. The eight-episode production, filmed in Vancouver last summer and fall, stars Julia Garner as Caroline Ellison and Anthony Boyle as Sam Bankman-Fried, the former FTX CEO, and explores their professional partnership and personal relationship amid efforts to reshape global finance.

The series centers on Bankman-Fried and Ellison, described by Netflix as two ambitious young idealists who aimed to overhaul the financial system but were accused of misappropriating approximately $8 billion in customer funds. Those funds were allegedly diverted to investments through FTX's sister company, Alameda Research, contributing to the exchange's rapid downfall. Bankman-Fried founded FTX in 2019, building it into a major player in the crypto market by 2021 before its implosion wiped out billions in value and triggered widespread regulatory scrutiny.

Among the newly revealed recurring cast members is Vancouver actor Hudson Williams, known for the series "Heated Rivalry,"...