By Nathan Ferguson
Variety broke the news of the upcoming series to cover the crypto debacle of FTX. The platform has formerly reported the interest shown by Hollywood in this matter. Despite the gradual recovery of the crypto space during the prolonged crypto winter this year, the downfall of the crypto exchange FTX has been effective in jolting the whole crypto industry once again. This entire episode has put a considerable impact on the investors causing distrust in crypto.
Amazon to Cover FTX Crash in a Docuseries
Formerly this month, it was reported by Variety that the executives in the Hollywood industry had in advance been expressing interest in documenting the story of FTX. As per them, it would add to the analogous films based on the failures witnessed in traditional finance, taking into account The Big Short.
A couple of weeks later, confirmation was received from the entertainment journal that a show based on the collapse of the crypto exchange is in advance going through its production. Amazon Studios’ head, Jennifer Salke, stated that the docuseries of FTX will be developed while seeking assistance from prominent directors, including those who have been operating with Amazon formerly and have considerable experience.
He added that the platform is enthusiastic to keep on taking its remarkable operating relationship with AGBO, Anthony, Joe, and David in the case of the latest series on the beleaguered crypto exchange. As per Salke, they are the best collaborators for the respective docuseries to present a multilayered story to the audience of Prime Video across the globe.
Variety additionally reported that David Weil and Russo Brothers have also contracted Amazon to have an opportunity for the direction of the film. The charge of the pilot’s writing and production would be given to David Weil. On the other hand, the series’ other portion will be produced by the Russo Brothers who gained a lot of fame because of their work regarding the Marvel Universe.
The Docuseries to Focus Scams, Financial Misconduct, Criminality, and So on
While commenting on the project, the Russo brothers talked about the complication of the FTX event and showed their interest in providing the particulars to the common masses. They added that this episode is considered among the top shameless scams ever committed. As per them, it goes beyond several sectors taking into account drugs, sex, criminality, tech, academia, politics, celebrity, as well as modern finance’s future.
According to them, a mysterious figure sits at the midpoint of all this with complicated as well as likely risky motivations. They moved on to say that their main focus would be on understanding the reason behind this. At the moment, it is planned that there would be eight episodes of the respective docuseries. The reports brought to the front that the basis of the series would be insider reporting.
Apart from that, due attention would also be provided to the testimony of those journalists who keenly observed the collapse of the crypto exchange. Nonetheless, the precise topics to be the focus of the above-mentioned reporting have not been disclosed. One of them is the title of the series.
After adequate discussions, the preliminary paperwork of the project has been carried out in advance. In addition to this, it is anticipated that the series’ production would begin in the upcoming year’s spring.