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The Altruists

The Altruists

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The Altruists

2026

1 Seasons

8 Episodes

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Drama

Overview

Follow the tumultuous romance between FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried and his girlfriend Caroline Ellison and their ambitious attempts to revolutionize the financial system, leading to a $36 billion fraud.

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Production Companies

Vox Media Studios

Higher Ground

New York Magazine

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

8 featured cast members

Starring

Julia Garner

Julia Garner

Caroline Ellison

Anthony Boyle

Anthony Boyle

Sam Bankman-Fried

Alex Lawther

Alex Lawther

Sam Trabucco

Karan Soni

Karan Soni

Nishad Singh

Naomi Okada

Claire Watanabe

Madison Hu

Madison Hu

Constance Wang

Matt Rife

Matt Rife

Ryan Salame

Eugene Young

Eugene Young

Gary Wang

Creative team

Created by: Graham Moore
Showrunner: Graham Moore
Jacqueline Hoyt

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