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Inventing Anna, the first photos of the new series by Shonda Rhimes

Inventing Anna. Julia Garner as Anna Delvey in episode 107 of Inventing Anna. Cr. Nicole Rivelli/Netflix © 2021Nicole Rivelli/Netflix

Who will play Sorokin in the drama?

The 27-year-old actress Julia Garner she will play the so-called “false heiress” in the new series. She previously appeared in the Netflix drama series Ozark, for which she won an Emmy for Supporting Actress, and in The Assistant. Garner is not Sorokin’s first choice, the con artist said he wanted Jennifer Lawrence or Margot Robbie in her shoes.

Who else will be the protagonist of the series?

Also starring Laverne Cox of Orange Is The New Black, Katie Lowes di Scandal and Anna Chlumsky of Veep. Cox will play a life coach / personal trainer, Lowes is Sorokin’s former best friend and writer of Vanity Fair Rachel DeLoache Williams (who wrote the book, My Friend Anna: The true story of the fake heiress of New York City) while Chlumsky will play an investigative reporter.

What will Anna Delvey wear?

Anna Delvey she lived her affluent life showing her love for Celine, Gucci and Saint Laurent on Instagram, all well documented. If the frames of the film are something to follow, fashion will have been thought out with care and intelligence. Expect, therefore, a drama also told through its accessories.

Inventing Anna. (L to R) Julia Garner as Anna Delvey, Anna Chlumsky as Vivian Kent in episode 108 of Inventing Anna. Cr. Nicole Rivelli/Netflix © 2021NICOLE RIVELLI/NETFLIX

What is the drama based on?

The series is obviously based on real events, but in particular on the reportage of the New York Magazine by journalist Jessica Pressler, who wrote How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People. In fact, one of the main characters is inspired by Pressler, as one of the first statements of Netflix states: «In Inventing Anna, a journalist (Chlumsky) with a lot to prove investigates the case of Anna Delvey (Garner), the German heiress – Instagram legend – who stole the heart of the New York social scene – and stole their money too. But is Anna the biggest con artist in New York or is she simply the new portrait of the American dream? Anna and the reporter form a dark and hilarious love-hate bond as Anna awaits trial and our reporter struggles against time to answer New York’s biggest question: Who is Anna Delvey

How many episodes will there be?

The series in 10 episodes is expected to air in early 2022, and is produced by Shonda Rhimes, the woman behind hits like Scandal, Grey’s Anatomy and the most recent Bridgerton.

Will Anna Sorokin earn from the series?

In July, Netflix has been ordered to pay Sorokin’s victims, after news broke that she herself had brokered a $ 100,000-worth of rights to her story, plus tens of thousands of dollars for her “consulting” services, plus royalties. The Attorney General ruled that this money should instead go to his victims, invoking the law Son of Sam of 1977, which prohibits criminals from profiting from their crimes.

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