{
  "id": 12925929,
  "title": "Watch the trailer for ‘The Altruists,’ Netflix’s show about the FTX scandal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/watch-the-trailer-for-the-altruists-netflixs-show-about-the-ftx",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T18:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechCrunch",
    "slug": "techcrunch",
    "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/08/watch-the-trailer-for-the-altruists-netflixs-show-about-the-ftx-scandal/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Netflix's upcoming show \"The Altruists\" explores the FTX scandal involving Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison. The series, set to premiere on November 19, follows the duo through their rise and fall at the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, ultimately landing them in prison. The trailer, featuring Anthony Boyle as Sam Bankman-Fried and Julia Garner as Caroline Ellison, has just been released. \"From the very beginning, I was so fascinated by both Sam’s and Caroline’s real stories,\" co-showrunner Graham Moore revealed, expressing his amazement at the authenticity of their narratives.",
  "summary": "A fictionalized Sam Bankman-Fried is coming to your TV screen on November 19.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "‘The Altruists’: Anthony Boyle’s Sam Bankman-Fried Caught in Crypto Crisis in Netflix Series Trailer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/the-altruists-anthony-boyles-sam-bankman-fried-caught-in-crypto",
        "published": "2026-10-08T14:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "‘The Altruists’ Trailer: Anthony Boyle and Julia Garner Star as Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison in Netflix Drama Series",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/the-altruists-trailer-anthony-boyle-and-julia-garner-star-as-sam",
        "published": "2026-10-08T14:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "Netflix drops trailer for new series about Sam Bankman-Fried, Caroline Ellison, and the FTX scandal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/netflix-drops-trailer-for-new-series-about-sam-bankman-fried-caroline",
        "published": "2026-10-08T16:54:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Cointelegraph",
        "title": "Netflix drops trailer for series based on FTX’s SBF and Caroline Ellison",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/netflix-drops-trailer-for-series-based-on-ftxs-sbf-and-caroline",
        "published": "2026-10-08T18:17:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}