Prime Video Unveils Trailer for FTX Docuseries

The three-part series examines the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's cryptocurrency empire and premieres November 30, 2026.

Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Financial Crime

Prime Video Unveils Trailer for FTX Docuseries

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Prime Video has released the official trailer for The Boy Who Stole Billions?, a three-part docuseries examining the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's cryptocurrency empire. The series premieres on Prime Video on November 30, 2026.

Why it matters

Bankman-Fried was convicted of stealing $8 billion in customer funds from FTX, a company once valued at $32 billion. The series offers firsthand accounts from people who helped build the company, along with Bankman-Fried's own account from prison.

The series covers a company valued at $32 billion at its peak, with Bankman-Fried convicted of stealing $8 billion in customer funds. Details beyond the trailer, including viewership and production budget, were not disclosed in the source.

The players

Sam Bankman-Fried

Former founder and chief executive of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange, who was convicted of stealing $8 billion in customer funds and speaks from prison in the series.

Caroline Ellison

Former FTX chief executive and former girlfriend of Sam Bankman-Fried, whose relationship with him is explored in the docuseries.

Nanette Burstein

Documentary filmmaker who directed and executive produced The Boy Who Stole Billions?.

The details

The three-part series is produced by Propagate and directed and executive produced by Nanette Burstein. It includes never-before-seen interviews with people who helped build the company and explores Bankman-Fried's relationship with former girlfriend and FTX CEO Caroline Ellison.

Timeline

  1. November 5, 2026: Prime Video releases the official trailer.

  2. November 30, 2026: All three episodes premiere on Prime Video.

Legal Context

The series revisits the 2022 collapse of FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange whose fraud led to Bankman-Fried's conviction for stealing $8 billion in customer funds. Its new interviews add a firsthand dimension to a case already resolved in court.

Viewers can watch all three episodes on Prime Video beginning November 30, 2026. The series offers a detailed account of the FTX fraud for anyone following cryptocurrency-related financial crime.

The takeaway

The docuseries shows how a company valued at $32 billion can collapse through alleged customer-fund theft, underscoring the importance of oversight in financial markets. Viewers can use the account to better understand how such frauds unfold.

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