Inventing Anna

 is an American drama mini-series created by Shonda Rhimes and starring Julia Garner as Anna Delvey, a real-life German convicted fraduster whose story was the inspiration to the series. It was released on Netflix on February 11, 2022.

Summary
"Audacious entrepreneur or con artist? A journalist chases down the story of Anna Delvey, who convinced New York's elite she was a German heiress."

- Official Netflix synopsis

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 stole 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? The series is inspired by the New York Magazine article “How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People” by Jessica Pressler.

Episodes

 * Season One