Inventing Anna is an American drama miniseries created and produced by Shonda Rhimes, best known for her shows like Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, and How to Get Away with Murder. Inventing Anna is based on the article in a New York Magazine titled “How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People” by Jessica Pressle about Anna Sorokin, a Russian-German con artist who pretended to be an heiress under the name Anna Delvey. The series was released on Netflix on February 11, 2022, and features Julia Garner of Ozark as Anna Sorokin/Delvey alongside Anna Chlumsky as journalist Vivian Kent. Arian Moayed, Katie Lowes, Alexis Floyd, Anders Holm, Anna Deavere, Jeff Perry, Terry Kinney, and Laverne Cox also join the main cast of the series. The series centers on the story of how journalist Vivian Kent investigates the case of Instagram famous Anna Delvey, who deceived several socialites, acquaintances financial institutions, and hotels between 2013 and 2017 pretending to be a wealthy heiress. According to Deadline, Inventing Anna was the most-watched English-language series in a one-week period, watched with 196M hours viewing time between February 14 and 20 and received mixed reviews. The Hollywood Reporter reviewed Inventing Anna and wrote, “Between all the secrets, betrayals and conflicting narratives, as well as Anna’s own larger-than-life personality, Inventing Anna never lacks for the kind of juicy drama that Netflix’s auto-play feature was made for.” If you’re looking for similar shows to binge-watch next here are five of our recommendations.
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