The story of Sam Bankman-Fried is already headed to TV.
On Friday, Selection reported that Amazon has ordered an eight-part Prime Video miniseries in regards to the rise and fall of cryptocurrency alternate FTX.
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The sequence is being produced by Joe and Anthony Russo’s firm ABGO, with “Invasion” author David Weil govt producing and writing the pilot. Sources say the Russos are additionally in discuss to direct.
“We’re excited to have the ability to proceed our nice working relationship with David, Joe, Anthony, and the AGBO staff with this fascinating occasion sequence,” stated Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios. “I can’t consider higher companions to deliver this multifaceted story to our international Prime Video viewers.”
FTX has been the topic of a lot scandal in current weeks. Based in 2019, it shortly turned one of many world’s greatest cryptocurrency exchanges.
However issues started to implode not too long ago, when it was reported that upwards of $2 billion in buyer funds have been lacking, with investigations by U.S. federal businesses already underway.
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Specifically, a lot of the scandal has centred on Bankman-Fried, the 30-year-old co-founder and CEO of FTX.
“This is without doubt one of the most brazen frauds ever dedicated,” the Russo brothers stated in a press release. “It crosses many sectors—movie star, politics, academia, tech, criminality, intercourse, medication, and the way forward for fashionable finance. On the heart of all of it sits an especially mysterious determine with complicated and probably harmful motivations. We need to perceive why.”
Discussions are additionally reportedly underway with a number of Marvel actors to tackle roles within the sequence, which can also be stated to be based mostly on “insider reporting” about FTX.