Amazon and AGBO to perpetuate the FTX crash in TV series
Amazon announced the production of a TV series about the collapse of the FTX exchange. An eight-episode series from Joe and Anthony Russo’s AGBO will hit screens in the spring of 2023.
Curly Sam most likely intended to go down in history, but instead he went down in flames. The FTX collapse will soon appear not only in news, but also in books, TV shows, and feature films. So, in just six months, Amazon Studios, in collaboration with the independent film company Anthony and Joe Russo, will produce an original series about a crypto exchange and skeletons in its closet.
David Weil will be responsible for writing and producing the pilot episode. He previously worked with AGBO on the super spy series “Citadel”, and with Amazon, David rose to the top of the list of provocative shows thanks to “Hunters” with Al Pacino. The Russo brothers are executive producers on the show, however, they continue to negotiate additional participation as directors.
The founders of AGBO claim that the FTX crash is a brazen fraud. The Russo brothers commented on the news of the series' production as follows:
It crosses many sectors—celebrity, politics, academia, tech, criminality, sex, drugs, and the future of modern finance. At the center of it all sits an extremely mysterious figure with complex and potentially dangerous motivations. We want to understand why.
According to anonymous film studio sources, the TV show will be based on insider information gained during journalistic investigations. The cast is still being negotiated. Perhaps actors from Marvel movies will play the lead roles.
Jennifer Salke, CEO of Amazon Studios, couldn't help but share her joy of continuing to work with Russo and David Weil:
I can’t think of better partners to bring this multifaceted story to our global Prime Video audience.
Apparently, Amazon Studios decided to make a knight's move in a battle with Apple and Netflix over an unpublished book about FTX by Michael Lewis. The truth is that Apple has the best chance of getting the rights to the work of a top writer and financial journalist. The company plans to shoot a feature film based on the work.
The Amazon studio's creation of its own project is an obvious attempt to grab a piece of the pie in time. However, the audience will only benefit from this.
