Julia Garner Transforms Into Caroline Ellison in Netflix Series Premiering Nov. 19
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Updated · The New York Times · Nov 13
Julia Garner Transforms Into Caroline Ellison in Netflix Series Premiering Nov. 19
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Nov 13
Summary
Netflix’s “The Altruists” premieres Nov. 19 with Julia Garner playing Caroline Ellison in a limited series about the rise and collapse of FTX and Alameda Research.
Garner said she took the role to “completely disappear,” pushing for colored contacts, facial prosthetics and a wig system that added more than 2 hours of daily makeup.
Anthony Boyle, who plays Sam Bankman-Fried, said he initially mistook Garner in full makeup for a background actor, underscoring how far the physical transformation went.
The series depicts Ellison and Bankman-Fried’s personal and professional relationship ending with both imprisoned for crimes including fraud and conspiracy.
Garner, 32, said she is drawn to roles that scare her and is juggling a packed slate after “Weapons,” with films including “Tyrant” and “Guilty Creatures” next.
Will Julia Garner’s grueling daily transformation into Caroline Ellison make viewers sympathize with a key figure behind an $8 billion crypto collapse?
Beyond the prosthetics, what dark psychological secrets did Julia Garner uncover while immersing herself in the mind of a notorious crypto fraudster?
How did two young idealists' small lies spiral into historic financial ruin, and what does this drama reveal about their hidden motives?