Pictured: Julia Garner (left) and Anthony Boyle (right)
Three-time Emmy Award-winning actress Julia Garner, known for ozark Desire Star opposite Anthony Boyle in Netflix’s new limited series, philanthropist. Production on the 8-part series wraps up in November 2025, and we’ve Some first glimpses from the set. Here’s an updated guide to everything we know so far alruist On Netflix.
philanthropist is an upcoming Netflix original limited series with Graham Moore And Jacqueline Hoyt As co-showrunner and executive producer. It was first announced on May 2, 2025. it has been confirmed James Ponsoldt Will direct the first episode. During this time, vinny malhotra And jesse dikovitsky New York Magazine/Vox Media Studios, Tonia Davis, Lauren Morelli and Garner will serve as executive producers for Higher Ground Productions with Scoop Wasserstein. As we first reported, Netflix has optioned the rights to several New York Magazine articles for early 2024, including:
On the official announcement of the show, Graham Moore Had the following things to say about the series:
“For almost three years now, Sam and Caroline’s story has been a daily obsession of mine. I’m so grateful to our friends at Netflix and Higher Ground that they not only love this story as much as I do, but in the same way that I do. And we can’t wait to show you all why.”
what is the plot of philanthropist?
Netflix has provided a synopsis for The Altruists:
“Tells the story of Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison, two hyper-smart, ambitious young idealists who tried to rebuild the global financial system in the blink of an eye – and then seduce, cajole and tease each other to steal $8 billion.”
Who are the actors? philanthropist?
julia garner Caroline plays the role of Alison. This actress is famous for her role as Ruth Langmore ozarkFor which she won three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She also starred in the Netflix limited series Inventing Anna. Garner will also star as the Silver Surfer in the MCU Fantastic Four: First Steps.
anthony boyle Plays the role of Sam Bankman-Fried. The actor is best known for starring in Masters of the Air, Manhunt and Say Nothing. He will play Arthur Guinness in Netflix’s upcoming historical drama house of guinness.
- matt riff (heavy rotation) as Ryan Salaam.
- eugene young (Veep) as Gary Wang.
- madison hu (The Brothers Son) as Constance Wang.
- Karan Soni (dead pool)as Nishad Singh.
- alex lawther (alien earth) as Sam Trabucco.
- naomi okada As Claire Watanabe.
- maddy hasson (recruit) as Lauren Platt.
- Mariana Phung (Y: The Last Man) as Lily Zhang.
- paul reiser (stranger things) as Joe Bankman.
- Robin Weigert (Deadwood) as Barbara Fried.
- hudson williams (hot rivalry) Duncan Ringnes as Yu.
- jennifer gray (dirty dance) Sarah Fisher as Alison.
- William Mapother (lost) As Dr. Lerner.
- terry chain (almost Famous) As CZ.
- Hannah Galway (Institute) As Lucy.
- elizabeth adams (promiscuous) As Hannah.
- malcolm stewart (Jumanji) As Fred.
- daniel malik (Witch) As Luke.
- Danica Frederick (I still see you) As Kira.
- Veena Sood (wrongfully accused) As Anu Singh.
- Dhirendra (like) As Gururaj.
- derek anderson (tracker) As Todd.
As we first reported, greta carew johns Also in the series. As of now, she is playing an unknown role, although from the pictures, she may be playing a girlfriend. Australian-born actress known for the roles super girl, a million little thingsAnd Meeting Mr. Christmas.
What is the production status of philanthropist?
Development
filming scheduled
filming going on
post production
Filming for the series began on July 1, 2025, and ended on November 24, 2025. The show is being filmed in Vancouver and was codenamed “Untitled Love Story”.
On July 2, just a day after filming began, we got a bunch of first-look photos of Anthony Boyle on the set of the series in full SBF get-up, complete with a checkered shirt and his signature curly hair.
Image: backgrid
Image Credit: Backgrid
Image Credit: Backgrid
Shortly thereafter, we got a first look at Julia Garner, courtesy of Backgrid (Full set on Instagram here), Garner wore full makeup, including a prosthetic nose, while wearing thick glasses. It is said that in this scene, she appeared to be flirting with Bankman-Fried in the office lunch area.
Image Credit: Backgrid UK
What is the episode count?
There will be a total of 8 episodes.
The runtime of each episode will be approximately 60 minutes.
when is it philanthropist‘Netflix release date?
This is the only confirmation we have philanthropist Coming to Netflix in 2026.
We expect a release for the series in the second half of 2026.
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