TV series

The Altruists

2026 · 1 season

A sleek, talky rise-and-fall drama that keeps you watching smart people talk themselves into disaster.

Tagline: All in. Every time.
Overview: The story of Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison, two hyper-smart, ambitious young idealists who tried to remake the global financial system in the blink of an eye - before they were accused of stealing $8 billion and became Gen Z's own Bonnie & Clyde.
How it feels: Cynical, tense, satirical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Greed, ambition, corruption, betrayal
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: cynicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: greed
ambition
corruption
betrayal
power
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild