The Russo brothers, Anthony and Joe, are developing a new miniseries for Amazon Prime Video that centers on the fall of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange, which filed for bankruptcy on November 11, 2022. The project marks another high-profile entry into the streaming era focusing on a major financial collapse that shocked the crypto market and drew global attention. The project is currently entering active development, with discussions underway about the directors and executive producers who will shape the limited series for Prime Video.
Insiders familiar with the project indicate the pilot script has been entrusted to David Weil, a writer and producer known for his work on the television series Hunters and Invasion. Weil’s involvement suggests a dramatic approach to the narrative, aiming to balance tense courtroom and boardroom scenes with the broader story of a rapidly expanding digital asset ecosystem and the people who steered it. The exact content of the pilot and the full season’s arc remain under wraps while negotiations continue among talent and the production team.
Multiple sources say the show will draw on insider information and reporting from seasoned journalists who followed FTX and its former chairman, Sam Bankman-Fried. While the producers have not publicly confirmed the specific materials that will anchor the series, industry chatter indicates the project intends to adapt well-documented events and insider reporting into a cinematic recounting of a defining moment in the crypto era. There is also speculation that actors who previously collaborated with the Russo brothers on Marvel projects may join the cast as the negotiations progress, adding star power to the limited series.
Earlier, reports surfaced that Apple and Netflix were also exploring similar projects about the FTX collapse, indicating a broader interest in this high-profile financial disaster and its broader implications for technology, regulation, and market confidence. The timing of the bankruptcy, followed by scrutiny of corporate governance and risk controls, amplified public interest in how such a widely adopted digital platform could fail so dramatically.
FTX had been one of the most prominent names in cryptocurrency trading and exchange platforms before its collapse, with its bankruptcy and the ensuing investigations highlighting significant concerns about investor protections, regulatory oversight, and the volatile nature of digital assets. The FTX incident, including the decline of its own FTT token and substantial losses for customers, became a watershed moment for the industry and a focal point for policymakers and financial commentators alike.
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