The protagonist, Zachary Avery (real name Zachary Horowitz) is, as of 8/2024, serving a 20-year sentence in federal prison for stealing over $220 million dollars through a Ponzi Scheme in which he claimed to purchase and resell rights to low budget movies for distribution in Latin America via Netflix and other streaming services. In 2021, he was arrested and eventually convicted of 1 count of securities fraud.