FTX: Avengers Endgame's Russo Brothers to Direct, Produce Amazon Prime Video Series on Cryptocurrency Firm

The FTX series will chart the crypto exchange's rise and fall under Sam Bankman-Fried.

FTX: Avengers Endgame's Russo Brothers to Direct, Produce Amazon Prime Video Series on Cryptocurrency Firm

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The Russos are currently awaiting the release of the Prime Video spy series Citadel

Highlights
  • FTX quickly became one of the biggest crypto exchanges
  • Last month, FTX filed for bankruptcy in sensational downfall
  • Russo Brothers are currently awaiting release of Citadel on Prime Video
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Joe and Anthony Russo — the directors of Marvel's biggest movie of all time, Avengers: Endgame — are reportedly involved in directing and producing a new Amazon Prime Video series that details the rise and fall of cryptocurrency platform FTX.

The Russo Brothers' production banner AGBO will be behind the untitled Amazon FTX series. They are expected to direct the first episode.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Prime Video's FTX show will be penned by David Weil, who earlier created Hunters for the streaming service.

Founded by Sam Bankman-Fried in 2019, FTX quickly became one of the biggest crypto exchanges on the market.

However, a series of revelations in the past month led to devastating losses at FTX, and its related trading firm Alameda Research.

FTX eventually filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US, and a group of investors sued the company and several celebrity endorsers for fraud.

Apart from Endgame, Joe and Anthon Russo are also behind Marvel blockbusters such as Captain America: Civil War, and Avengers: Infinity War.

Since the Endgame days, the Russo Brothers have gone on to direct the Tom Holland-led Cherry for Apple TV+, and the Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans-starrer The Gray Man at Netflix.

Both were among the most expensive movies for the respective platforms. A sequel for The Gray Man is in the works, with Joe and Anthony expected to return as directors.

The untitled FTX series is not the first partnership between Amazon and the Endgame directors.

The Russos are currently awaiting the release of the Prime Video spy series Citadel, starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Richard Madden.

In the feature film space, they have set up Millie Bobby Brown-led sci-fi film The Electric State at Netflix, which is also said to carry a huge budget

Avengers: Endgame

  • Release Date 26 April 2019
  • Language English
  • Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Superhero
  • Cast
    Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Bradley Cooper, Josh Brolin
  • Director
    Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
  • Producer
    Kevin Feige

Captain America: Civil War

  • Release Date 6 May 2016
  • Language English
  • Genre Action, Adventure, Superhero
  • Cast
    Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Emily VanCamp, Tom Holland, Frank Grillo, William Hurt, Daniel Brühl
  • Director
    Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
  • Producer
    Kevin Feige

Avengers: Infinity War

  • Release Date 27 April 2018
  • Language English
  • Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Superhero
  • Cast
    Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Don Cheadle, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba, Peter Dinklage, Benedict Wong, Pom Klementieff, Karen Gillan, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldaña, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow, Benicio del Toro, Josh Brolin, Chris Pratt
  • Director
    Russo brothers, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
  • Producer
    Kevin Feige

Cherry

  • Release Date 12 March 2021
  • Language English
  • Genre Crime, Drama
  • Cast
    Tom Holland, Ciara Bravo
  • Director
    Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
  • Producer
    Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Jonathan Gray, Matthew Rhodes, Jake Aust, Chris Castaldi

The Gray Man

  • Release Date 22 July 2022
  • Language English
  • Genre Action, Thriller
  • Cast
    Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jessica Henwick, Regé-Jean Page, Wagner Moura, Julia Butters, Dhanush, Alfre Woodard, Billy Bob Thornton, Callan Mulvey, Eme Ikwuakor, Robert Kazinsky, DeObia Oparei, Shea Whigham
  • Director
    Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
  • Producer
    Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum, Mike Larocca, Chris Castaldi, Palak Patel
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