Ozark's Julia Garner, who worked hard to replicate Sorokin's accent, stars as titular con-woman Anna. Now, Shonda Rhimes has fashioned Sorokin's story into a new Netflix drama series called Inventing Anna. Those familiar with the story know that things didn’t stay this way for Sorokin, who eventually found herself in serious legal trouble after it was discovered that she didn’t possess the huge amounts of money that she claimed. "Inventing Anna" hits Netflix on Friday, Feb 11.After the story of Anna Sorokin aka Anna Delvey was published in New York Magazine through a story by Jessica Pressler, the internet immediately became obsessed with the fake heiress who was able to scam her way to the top of New York’s elite social circle through nothing more than charm, determination, and a carefully constructed persona amplified by over-the-top social media posts depicting her lavish lifestyle. This April 2019 episode of "Not Another True Crime Podcast" documents how Sorokin executed her crimes and almost got away with it ( almost being the keyword) in just 60 minutes. "Anna Delvey, Our Grifter Queen" from "Not Another True Crime" Mixing the journalistic reporting of Vicky Baker and the screenwriting of Chloe Moss, the BBC produced this eight-episode documentary/dramatization hybrid to tell the story of Sorokin's rise and fall. Unimpressed with the options for Anna Delvey documentaries? Try out these podcasts that are streaming now on Apple Music and Spotify. You can watch the entire episode on YouTube below. In this April 2021 episode of "60 Minutes Australia," Liam Bartlett interviewed Sorokin to get insight into why and how she pulled off her con and why she's unrepentant. You can stream the full episode of "20/20" on Hulu now. The episode gives insight into what it was like for the pair of former friends to face one another in court throughout Sorokin's trial. "20/20"'s Deborah Roberts interviews both Sorokin and Williams about the former's cons. You can stream season one of "Generation Hustle" on HBO Max. The format of the true-crime docuseries includes interviews with the victims and the criminal mastermind herself. Episode four of the series, titled "Anna Delvey Takes Manhattan," traces Sorokin's ultimate fall from grace as her friend Rachel DeLoache Williams, who footed the bill for their lavish vacation to Marrakesh, Morocco, works with the NYPD to track down the trickster. The 2021 HBO Max series "Generation Hustle" is a 10-part docuseries that profiles 10 scammers' notorious journeys through 50-minute episodes. "Anna Delvey Takes Manhattan" from "Generation Hustle" There are surprisingly very few documentaries dedicated to Sorokin's infamous con, but her deception did make it onto a few episodes of high-profile news programs. But has our lead con artist ever received the onscreen documentary treatment prior to the Netflix show? Anna Delvey Documentaries Based on Jessica Pressler's "New York Magazine" story, "Inventing Anna" is a dramatized recounting of Anna Sorokin's (her real name) intricate schemes filled with greed, glitz, and glamor. Created and produced by television powerhouse Shonda Rhimes, the miniseries stars Julia Garner as the titular Anna Delvey, a sham socialite heiress who, by employing her beguiling persona, duped everyone from her friends to banks out of a quarter of a million dollars. The upcoming Netflix true-crime drama " Inventing Anna" is among the most highly anticipated releases of 2022.
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