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It’s been within the works for properly over a 12 months and whereas it wants slightly extra time within the oven earlier than Netflix formally unveils the undertaking, we are able to report in the present day that the streamer is engaged on an enormous new biopic collection on Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison, the disgraced former CEO and government of the cryptocurrency trade FTX.
Oscar-winner Graham Moore is connected to put in writing and co-showrun with Barack and Michelle Obama’s Greater Floor Productions, which is engaged on the undertaking below their total cope with Netflix. Moore is finest identified for writing on The Imitation Sport, The Outfit, and The Holdout. James Ponsoldt is reportedly on board to direct not less than one episode, having beforehand labored on reveals like Parenthood, Shameless, and Grasp of None, and have movies like Off the Black and Smashed. Jacqueline Hoyt is reportedly on board to co-showrun the eight-episode collection that’s set to start manufacturing this Summer time. Hoyt’s earlier credit embody CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Good Spouse, and The Leftovers.
As soon as hailed because the “Crypto King,” Sam Bankman-Fried, additionally identified simply as SBF, was a rising star within the enterprise world, albeit slightly unorthodox. He raised billions for his cryptocurrency trade FTX and was hailed as a genius by many. In fact, his legacy was left in tatters as a result of by November 2022, the ground had begun to break down with crimes being uncovered and a large blackhole of buyer funds lacking. By March 2024, after a prolonged public court docket continuing, he was sentenced to 25 years in jail and ordered to forfeit $11 billion in property.
We first acquired alerted that Netflix was eying some undertaking based mostly on Sam Bankman-Fried earlier in 2024, when the streamer optioned 5 articles from Vox Media, with these being:
- How SBF Allegedly Did It by Kevin T. Dugan.
- Might Caroline Ellison Be Slicing a Deal With the Justice Division? by Kevin T. Dugan.
- These Skeptics Noticed ‘Rip-off Bankman-Fraud’ Coming by Kevin T. Dugan.
- It Was All a Sport for Sam Bankman-Fried by Kevin T. Dugan.
- What Does Sam Bankman-Fried Need to Say for Himself? by Jen Wieczner.
We then did some digging and discovered they had been creating this new collection from Greater Floor. We had been informed early on that the brand new collection would give attention to Sam’s relationship with Caroline Ellison, his girlfriend who additionally served as an government on the cryptocurrency trade firm. Netflix declined to touch upon the undertaking once we first approached them in Could 2024 and continues to take action now.
Variety and Deadline report that Ozark star Julia Garner is near a deal to play the position of Caroline Ellison. We additionally heard that, at one level, Evan Peters, finest identified for his roles on American Horror Story and Netflix’s DAHMER, was in negotiations for the position of SBF himself. The undertaking has but to be formally titled.
Netflix isn’t the one one cashing in on the story. Tasks are being labored on at Amazon Prime Video, with a restricted collection adaptation with Joe and Anthony Russo’s AGBO. Apple Studios is teaming up with A24 for a movie based mostly on Michael Lewis’s guide Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon, with Lena Dunham set to put in writing. Vice Media and The Info are collaborating on a documentary. That’s not together with the numerous books within the works.
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