German heiress Anna Delvey was a New York socialite, entrepreneur and ridiculously loaded high-flyer.
Except, she wasn’t really any of those things.
Now Shonda Rhimes is bringing her tale to Netflix 👇
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Except, she wasn’t really any of those things.
Now Shonda Rhimes is bringing her tale to Netflix 👇
timeout.com/news/inventing…
🔴Who is Anna Delvey?
In the mid 2010s, the twentysomething Delvey became ubiquitous in Manhattan high society – an effortlessly chic figure swanning into fashion shows, hobnobbing with hedge fund types and tech bros, and having a flawless radar for where to be seen
In the mid 2010s, the twentysomething Delvey became ubiquitous in Manhattan high society – an effortlessly chic figure swanning into fashion shows, hobnobbing with hedge fund types and tech bros, and having a flawless radar for where to be seen
Delvey knew all the right people and used her connections to create an exclusive art space and private members’ club called the Anna Delvey Foundation, or ‘ADF’. People queued up to give her money because she had vision, iron self-confidence and the chops to pull it all off
In reality, her name wasn’t even Delvey, it was Sorokin, and she was Russian not German. In 2017 a grand jury indicted her on charges of grand larceny and theft of services totalling $275,000.
A year later, New York Magazine journalist Jessica Pressle published an exposé on her
A year later, New York Magazine journalist Jessica Pressle published an exposé on her
🔴What's it about?
The story unfolds across ten episodes and shows her rise to prominence and fall from grace. It's a semi-fictionalised account, as the opening credits make clear: ‘This whole story is completely true. Except for all the parts that are totally made up’
The story unfolds across ten episodes and shows her rise to prominence and fall from grace. It's a semi-fictionalised account, as the opening credits make clear: ‘This whole story is completely true. Except for all the parts that are totally made up’
The show investigates what the American dream looks like now, and where the line between over-promising and active criminality is. As one character points out: ‘[Anna is] everything that’s wrong with America right now, and she’s not even American’
For fans of Shondaland’s Grey’s Anatomy, there’s plenty of legal shenanigans to get stuck into as the assistant district attorney’s case against Delvey is built. For Bridgerton stans, the parties, romances and society gossip are all present
🔴Who stars in the show?
Ozark actress Julia Garner plays Delvey, while Veep’s Anna Chlumsky plays the journo who broke the story. Arian Moayed, best known as Succession’s private equity bro Stewy Hosseini, is Delvey’s defence attorney
Ozark actress Julia Garner plays Delvey, while Veep’s Anna Chlumsky plays the journo who broke the story. Arian Moayed, best known as Succession’s private equity bro Stewy Hosseini, is Delvey’s defence attorney
The assistant DA is played by Westworld's Catherine McCaw. Orange Is the New Black’s Laverne Cox plays celebrity fitness trainer Kacy Duke, while Scandal’s Katie Lowes stars as ex-Vanity Fair picture researcher and supposed Delvey BFF, Rachel DeLoache Williams
Alexis Floyd is Neff, another friend and the concierge at the Manhattan hotel, 11 Howard, where Delvey stays. Another key character, albeit a fictionalised one, is fashion maven Val, played by James Cusati-Moyer. The actor is a one-time Tony nominee for Slave Play on Broadway
🔴Where's it set?
Delvey’s story played out mostly in Manhattan and SoHo locations like 11 Howard and Sadelle’s, even if they weren’t used for filming. But the show takes in further flung haunts like Montauk, Ibiza, Paris, Marrakesh, and LA’s Chateau Marmont
Delvey’s story played out mostly in Manhattan and SoHo locations like 11 Howard and Sadelle’s, even if they weren’t used for filming. But the show takes in further flung haunts like Montauk, Ibiza, Paris, Marrakesh, and LA’s Chateau Marmont
🔴Will there be a season two?
No – although never say never with a woman who has reinvented herself before and doesn't take no for an answer. If you’re looking to re-up on the story, British play Anna X riffs on Delvey’s tale without name-checking her directly for legal reasons
No – although never say never with a woman who has reinvented herself before and doesn't take no for an answer. If you’re looking to re-up on the story, British play Anna X riffs on Delvey’s tale without name-checking her directly for legal reasons
🔴When is it released on Netflix?
The ten-episode series will launch on the streaming platform on February 11 worldwide
The ten-episode series will launch on the streaming platform on February 11 worldwide
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