'Inventing Anna': Release date, plot, cast and everything else about Netflix's show on con artist Anna Delvey by Shonda Rhimes

A journalist with a lot to prove investigates the case of Anna Delvey, the Instagram-legendary German heiress who stole the hearts of New York’s social scene and their money as well
PUBLISHED NOV 8, 2019

In May 2018, The Cut published a long piece titled, 'How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People'. The piece examined how Anna Delvey (also known as Anna Sorokin), a con artist, managed to trick New York's art elite into believing she was a wealthy heiress, scamming multiple hotels and people in the process.

Anna was eventually arrested and sentenced to between four and 12 years in state prison. She was also fined $24,000, and ordered to pay restitution of about $199,000. This intriguing account is now going to be turned into a series titled ‘Inventing Anna’, and by none other than the legendary Shonda Rhimes. 

Release Date

No official release date for 'Inventing Anna' has been announced yet.

Plot

According to Netflix, in 'Inventing Anna' a journalist with a lot to prove, investigates the case of Anna Delvey, the Instagram-legendary German heiress who stole the hearts of New York’s social scene and their money as well. But is Anna New York’s biggest con woman or is she simply the new portrait of the American dream? Anna and the reporter form a dark funny love-hate bond as Anna awaits trial and our reporter fights the clock to answer the biggest question in NYC: Who is Anna Delvey?

Cast:

Julia Garner as Anna Delvey

Garner, who plays the titular character, is an American actress, who is best known for her starring role as Ruth Langmore in the Netflix crime drama series 'Ozark'. Garner has also starred in the FX spy drama series 'The Americans' and the Netflix dark comedy-drama miniseries 'Maniac'.

Anna Chlumsky as Vivian

Anna Chlumsky attends the 71st Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images)

Playing the role of the journalist investigating the con artist is Chlumsky, who is most famous for her role as Amy Brookheimer on the HBO television series 'Veep'.

Laverne Cox as Kacy Duke

Laverne Cox attends the 71st Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images)

Cox, an American transgender actor, is most famous for her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series 'Orange Is the New Black'. Cox is also an LGBTQIA activist and in June 2014, she became the first openly transgender person to appear on the cover of Time magazine.

Director/Creator:

Shonda Rhimes

Shonda Rhimes attends the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 24, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.

Rhimes is an American television producer, television and film writer, and author. She is best known as the showrunner of the television medical drama 'Grey's Anatomy'. She's also created widely popular shows like 'Scandal', 'How To Get Away With Murder' and 'Private Practice'.

Trailer:

So far, no trailer has been released for 'Inventing Anna'. Check this space for updates.

If you like 'Inventing Anna', you will also like:

'Scandal', 'White Collar', 'The Loudest Voice', 'How To Get Away With Murder' and 'The Catch'.

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