Inventing Anna

Is Anna Delvey a fearless innovator or just a sophisticated fraud? Inventing Anna reframes that question by following a determined reporter who treads through charmed parties, exclusive clubs, and a courtroom glare to assemble a portrait of the woman at its center. The series refuses to settle on a single verdict, instead showing how Delvey's audacious lie about her wealth unsettled a city addicted to glamour and possibility. We watch the journalist piece together receipts, interviews, and whispered rumors as she weighs the evidence, all while the social scene around Delvey keeps sparking new twists. The narrative focuses on ambition, trust, and the costs of chasing fame in a culture hungry for spectacle.

Released on Netflix in 2022, Inventing Anna is the brainchild of Shonda Rhimes with Carolyn Ingber and Nicholas Nardini. It adapts Jessica Pressler's New York Magazine article about Anna Delvey, with direction by multiple directors.

Anna Delvey became a cultural touchstone, symbolizing a new style of prestige and deception that social media amplified. The show sparked conversations about privilege, authenticity, and the fragile line between fantasy and reality in elite circles, leaving a lasting impression on popular culture.

Critics note a sharp, stylish production and strong performances by Julia Garner and Anna Chlumsky, even as the pace sometimes wobbles. The series speaks to ambition and trust in a world where image often outruns truth, while revealing the pressures of fame and wealth.