Via YouTube/NetflixFilm & TV / NewsFilm & TV / NewsAnna Delvey’s scams come crashing down in the trailer for Inventing AnnaStarring Julia Garner, the Netflix series charts the rise and fall of the fake German heiress who deceived Manhattan’s wealthy eliteShareLink copied ✔️January 17, 2022January 17, 2022TextThom Waite The first full trailer for the Netflix scammer saga Inventing Anna has finally arrived. Created by Shonda Rhimes, the series tells the tall tale of fake heiress (and legendary con-artist) Anna Delvey, who was officially convicted of fraud in 2019 after tricking her way into the upper echelons of Manhattan’s social elite. The new preview shows Julia Garner (of Ozark) step into the shoes of Delvey, taking on her notoriously ambiguous accent to sweet-talk hotels, banks, and her socialite peers out of extortionate amounts of money. In case you somehow missed the story the first time around, Anna Delvey posed as a glamorous German heiress from 2013 to 2017, scamming more than $200,000 (£145k) from banks and luxury hotels. The real story — that Delvey, real name Anna Sorokin, was the daughter of a Russian truck driver — was eventually exposed in a 2018 New York Times article. The nine-episode limited series is based on the article by Jessica Pressler, but also devotes a chunk of screentime to her courtroom looks, which saw her branded a ‘fashion antihero’. Alongside Garner, Anna Chlumsky stars as a journalist on a mission to uncover the truth about Delvey, while Laverne Cox and Katie Lowes play members of her social circle (including the friend who she left to foot the $62,000 bill for a now-notorious trip to Marrakech). Speaking about taking on the role of Anna Delvey in 2020, Garner herself seemed pretty charmed. “She’s actually hysterical,” she said. “And she’s super soft-spoken and gentle. Going into any part, you can’t have too many negative thoughts because you don’t want to start with the character judging them.” “You can’t dislike the person you’re playing for eight, nine months. That’s going to come across on the screen, and the performance isn’t going to be as good. She had her reasons why she did all the things she did.” Watch the trailer for Inventing Anna below. The full series will premiere via Netflix on February 11. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREDazed x MUBI Cinema Club’s season finale: Father Mother Sister Brother6LILITH6: Inside the witchy femme mall cult of Forbidden FruitsOnMeet the creatives turning up the heat in Lagos with Burna Boy and OnDJ Ahmet, a coming-of-ager about an EDM-obsessed teen sheep farmerWho is Takashi Miike? An intro to Japanese cinema’s cult provocateurThe Good Boy is a sick, twisted nightmare about delinquent teensArco, a striking, soul-stirring sci-fi about lonely kids in 2075Bill Skarsgård and Gus Van Sant on their scrappy thriller Dead Man’s WireScarlet: Anime legend Mamoru Hosoda’s trippy new take on Hamlet7 unmissable films from South by Southwest 2026 Why fans are turning against Timothée ChalametOscars 2026: The biggest snubs from this year’s nominationsEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy