Netflix handed a director millions to make a sci-fi series, but he squandered it on stocks, crypto, and flashy cars: NYT

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/netflix-handed-a-director-millions-to-make-a-sci-fi-series-but-he-squandered-it-on-stocks-crypto-and-flashy-cars-nyt/ar-AA1koy9A

  • Netflix gave Carl Erik Rinsch, the director of "47 Ronin," millions to produce a sci-fi series.
  • But Rinsch used the money to trade stocks and crypto instead, The New York Times reported.
  • Rinsch made a windfall trading Dogecoin and splurged on cars and designer goods, the report says.
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reddig33@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y (2 replies)
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ultranaut@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

It sounds more like he got a prescription for amphetamines and then went off the deep end with them.

eskimofry@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Both can be true. The amphetamines came after that realization.

NotTheOnlyGamer@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Always good to see Netflix lose a little money. Hopefully it's the beginning of a pattern and streaming services start having to shut down.

Nastybutler@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Yeah, who needs more quality content? What a dumb comment