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The 2022 Netflix miniseries, Inventing Anna, brings to life Jessica Pressler’s 2018 New York magazine article, “Maybe She Had So Much Money She Just Lost Track of It.” Based on true events, the series follows the unexpected rise of the faux socialite and con artist Anna Delvey — a pseudonym for Russian-born German Anna Sorokin, who relocated to New York City in 2014.

Anna Sorokin, also known as Anna Delvey, is opening up about the Netflix series Inventing Anna and what she’s learned about herself since the release of the popular new show.

Inventing Anna, the based on the viral New York magazine article about con woman Anna “Delvey” Sorokin, I thought, “That was fun. I’m sure other people will feel the same, because I understand such things.” After all, Hustlers, the 2019 movie based on another New York magazine feature (written by Jessica Pressler, who also covered Delvey) had been . And scammers like Elizabeth Holmes, Billy McFarland (the Fyre Fest guy, who is a minor character in the show), and the Operation Varsity Blues parents were all hot topics.

Wyatte Grantham-Philips editorWhen bringing a “whole story [that] is completely true, except for all the parts that are totally made up” to life, “Inventing Anna” costume designers Lyn Paolo and Laura Frecon had to dive into Instagram.“The very beginning of the project was actually more about research and matching everything that the real Anna wore for her Instagram — which sort of became our Greek chorus,” Paolo told Variety. “And that was extensive research… Even before we got into the fashion elements, we had to recreate that whole Instagram wall, and also all of the court looks.”“Inventing Anna” follows faux-heiress Anna Delvey (née Anna Sorokin) (Julia Garner) as she awaits trial for grand larceny and theft of services.

Shonda Rhimes’ limited Netflix series about Anna Delvey above the typical true-crime drama is the designer fashions the characters wear onscreen. Like, which Delvey watched to learn English, and, directed by David Frankel, who helms two of the series’ episodes, is as much about the fashion as it is about a young woman who pretended to be a German heiress to con her way through the rich and elite of New York City.

Netflix viewers have been left gobsmacked after the realised that Vivian in new drama series Inventing Anna is the same person who played little Vada Sultenfuss in 1991 Hollywood movie My Girl.Actress Anna Chlumsky plays journalist Vivian Kent, who investigates the mysterious socialite Anna Delvey.Vivian is based on the real-life journalist Jessica Pressler, who wrote the bombshell article How Anna Delvey Tricked New York's Party People from the New York magazine.Actress Anna, 41, got her start as a child star and played Vada Sultenfuss in My Girl in 1991 and its sequel in 1994.And when Netflix viewers realised she was Vada but all grown up, they couldn't believe it.One person said on Twitter: "Aww the girl from My Girl hasn't changed a damn bit."Another wrote: "My favourite from My Girl is in Inventing Anna!? Yes!"A third said: "This woman having the same facial expressions from My Girl is really irking me."Someone else said: "OMG I didn't know Anna Chlumsky was in this? I loved her in My Girl when I was growing up. Ugh she is fantastic."And a fifth added: "Just realising the reporter on Inventing Anna is the actress from My Girl OMG she looks the same LOL."Inventing Anna, which dropped on Netflix on February 11, stars Ozark's Julia Garner as the titular character.

“Inventing Anna” may be based on true events, but it heightened the drama according to Jessica Pressler.

, celebrity trainer Kacy Duke is sharing how she really feels about the Netflix series. Portrayed by Laverne Cox, Duke was one of the many people sucked in and then conned by Anna Delvey, aka the “Fake German Heiress” convicted of scamming some of New York’s elite, high-end hotels and restaurants and banks out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. “Wow, what a ride it’s been,” Duke tells ET’s Lauren Zima after watching all nine episodes of the binge-worthy.

Netflix is releasing a brand-new drama for February about the life of a German heiress who stole the hearts of many of New York’s socialites.

Anna Delvey, who swindled New York’s elite out of hundreds of thousands of dollars  – if only the show had faith in its own premise. Now streaming on Netflix, “Inventing Anna” is based on a viral 2018 New York Magazine article about Delvey (nee Sorokin), 31 — Russian-born and raised in Germany — who defrauded banks, hotels and acquaintances while posing as a trust-fund heiress in New York between 2013-2017. She was convicted for multiple accounts of grand larceny, indicted in 2017 and incarcerated from 2019-2021. Helmed by Shonda Rhimes and starring Julia Garner (“Ozark”) — a skilled actress who seems to have been given bad directing to hide behind a distracting marble-mouthed accent to play Delvey — “Inventing Anna” is a bloated affair, with episodes regularly clocking in at over an hour, which feels punishing.

Netflix is a wild saga of twists and turns that make it hard for us to tell the truth from fiction.Following the rise and fall of New York City socialite Anna Delvey – real name Anna Sorokin - the limited series from Shonda Rhimes is based on a true story. However, the show seems to take a lot of creative liberties to fill in the blanks of a tale filled with lies, cons and half-truths.

Angelique Jackson When a story about a faux-heiress called “Anna Delvey” first appeared in New York Magazine in May 2018, actor Julia Garner was among the voracious readers who pored over journalist Jessica Pressler’s account of how Anna Sorokin, a twentysomething Russian-born German woman, had scammed her way into the top branches of New York business and society by pretending to have a $60 million fortune.“I had the same reaction that the whole world had,” Garner recalls, telling Variety she read the piece, titled “Maybe She Had So Much Money She Just Lost Track of It,” the week it published. “Then two months later, when I heard that it was going to be a series, I was not surprised about it at all.

After striking gold with period drama “Bridgerton” in a $100+ million deal with Netflix, Shonda Rhimes’ Shondaland has debuted its latest bid for streaming success: “Inventing Anna.” Based on the too–good–to–be–true story, “Inventing Anna” draws inspiration from the work of journalist Jessica Pressler, whose article “Maybe She Had So Much Money She Just Lost Track of It” chronicled the exploits of Anna Delvey, a young Russian woman who successfully posed as a German heiress, conning New York’s elite out of thousands of dollars worth of clothes, shoes, vacations, and private jets.

true-crime TV, which is largely focused on con artists and grifters, no series is more captivating or satisfying to watch than, Shonda Rhimes’ scripted Netflix drama about convicted fraudster Anna Sorokin starring Julia Garner. Known more popularly as Anna Delvey, the German expat was found guilty of grand larceny for defrauding some of New York City’s social elites and financial institutions out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. After journalist Jessica Pressler first ignited a media frenzy around Delvey’s story with the 2018 magazine article, “How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People,” she’s the subject of renewed attention thanks to the star-studded series, which features Katie Lowes, Laverne Cox and more as various people wrapped up in her story. “She was known as this New York grifter,” Lowes told ET, explaining that Delvey “told everyone she was a German heiress worth millions of dollars.” So, here’s what you need to know about Delvey, the “Fake German Heiress,” and the people she scammed. After first arriving from Germany in 2013, Delvey spent several years in New York City hoping to launch an exclusive SoHo House-type art club in various hot spots around the country, with the first being in the Big Apple.

Netflix title Inventing Anna would be arriving next February, but now we know the specifics. Because along with a brand new first-look trailer, the Julia Garner-led series has confirmed that it will launch on the streaming service on Friday, February 11, 2022.

Created by Shonda Rhimes, “Inventing Anna” is the upcoming true-crime drama about Anna Sorokin, who, while pretending to be a German heiress named Anna Delvey, conned friends and New York elites out of thousands of dollars with the hope of launching a SoHo House-type lavish art club in various hot spots around the country. The series stars Julia Garner — and ahead of its 2022 debut, Netflix shared the first official look at the Emmy-winning actress as the grifter at the height of her scheming and then behind bars after her plan fell apart.

Kate Aurthur editorTo kick off Thanksgiving week, Netflix has dropped the trailer for Shonda Rhimes’ “Inventing Anna,” and announced the story of scammer Anna Delvey will premiere on Feb. 11.For Variety’s Show Woman of the Year cover story on Rhimes earlier this month, she described the origins of the show.

Shonda Rhimes‘ highly-anticipated new series Inventing Anna has a premiere date!

Kate Aurthur editor“Inventing Anna” — the first show Shonda Rhimes has written for Netflix, and the first show she’s created since “Scandal” made its debut in 2012 — will premiere in February.“Inventing Anna” follows the massive success of “Bridgerton,” which Rhimes and her company Shondaland executive produced.

Shonda Rhimes is extremely successful when it comes to her creation of TV shows. From the hit medical drama Grey’s Anatomy, to the highly popular period drama Bridgerton, it appears she can do no wrong.

Julia Garner goes through the rise and fall of convicted fraudster Anna Delvery in the first photos released from Netflix's upcoming series Inventing Anna.Garner, 27, is seen at the height of her manipulations and thievery in glamorous images from early episodes of the true-crime series, before she's confined to wearing prison scrubs behind bars in the limited series' final episodes.The Ozark star's new project is based on the The Cut's popular articleHow Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People by Jessica Pressler, who brings her expertise to the show as an executive producer.