Prime Video has announced the premiere date and revealed the key art for The Boy Who Stole Billions?, an upcoming three-part docuseries examining the rise and collapse of cryptocurrency entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried. The documentary will premiere on November 30, 2026, with all three episodes available to stream worldwide on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories.
Directed and executive produced by Nanette Burstein, the series revisits the downfall of FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange once valued at approximately $32 billion. Bankman-Fried, who led the company at the age of 30, was convicted of fraud involving billions of dollars in customer funds.
The documentary promises an account of the scandal through exclusive firsthand interviews with Bankman-Fried from prison, alongside never-before-seen interviews with people who helped build FTX. Rather than focusing solely on the financial collapse, the series will examine the people, relationships, and decisions behind one of the most consequential cryptocurrency scandals in U.S. history.
The Boy Who Stole Billions? Explores the FTX Collapse
The docuseries will examine how Bankman-Fried built FTX into a cryptocurrency business valued at $32 billion before its collapse. According to Prime Video’s announcement, he was convicted of stealing $8 billion in customer funds, making the scandal a central focus of the series.
The documentary will also investigate the relationships and decisions behind FTX’s rapid rise and downfall. Its coverage includes Bankman-Fried’s inner circle and his complicated relationship with Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research and his former girlfriend. Interviews with people who helped build FTX will offer additional perspectives on the company’s internal environment.
The title’s question mark reflects the documentary’s examination of how Bankman-Fried describes the events. The series asks whether the collapse stemmed from fraud or risky financial decisions that spiraled out of control, while revisiting a case that resulted in his criminal conviction.
Director Nanette Burstein said her extended interviews with Bankman-Fried helped the production explore the case in greater depth.
“I’ve been Interviewing Sam Bankman-Fried for nearly three years,”
Burstein said, explaining that the process allowed the team to approach the story with a level of intimacy and perspective rarely possible. She added that participation from people close to him helped reveal a more complex picture than the headlines suggested.
Ben Silverman, co-CEO of Propagate Content, also highlighted the importance of gaining access to Bankman-Fried and central figures in his life. He said the interviews provided an opportunity to tell the story with greater depth and nuance.
The series is produced by Amazon MGM Studios, Propagate, and West Buttermilk. Its executive producers include Burstein, Howard T. Owens, Silverman, Drew Buckley, Isabel San Vargas, Taylor Levin, and James Packer.
The Boy Who Stole Billions? premieres on November 30, 2026, exclusively on Prime Video. All three episodes will be released on the same day, with the platform announcing availability across more than 240 countries and territories
The release adds another documentary examination of the FTX scandal to the growing catalogue of productions about cryptocurrency and financial misconduct. Its defining feature is direct access to Bankman-Fried from prison, combined with interviews from people who were involved in building the company.
