The AltruistsTV-show · 2026
The Altruists
Why we love it ❤️
Julia Garner playing Caroline Ellison in the story everyone was obsessed with for an entire news cycle is casting we did not know we needed until we saw it. This has main character energy dialed all the way up, a genius couple who thought they were untouchable until it all came crashing down in the most public way possible. Anthony Boyle brings such a specific, unsettling charm to Sam that makes you understand exactly how people got pulled into his orbit. It is basically the ultimate cautionary tale love story, ambition and romance tangled together until neither one survives. If you were glued to every headline about this saga in real time, watching it play out as a series is going to be a whole experience.
What is The Altruists about?
The Altruists is a limited series about the relationship between FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (Anthony Boyle) and his girlfriend Caroline Ellison (Julia Garner). The show covers their attempt to build a new kind of financial system together, both personally and professionally. Alex Lawther plays Sam Trabucco and Karan Soni plays Nishad Singh, colleagues drawn into the inner circle of the company. As the business grows, the show traces how the couple's ambitions eventually lead to a 36 billion dollar fraud. The series is based on real events surrounding the collapse of FTX.
