Miniseries · Netflix
Inventing Anna
Inspired by the true story of a total fake.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Anna Chlumsky
Vivian Kent
9 eps
Julia Garner
Anna Delvey / Anna Sorokin
9 eps
Arian Moayed
Todd Spodek
9 eps
Katie Lowes
Rachel Deloache Williams
9 eps
Alexis Floyd
Neffatari 'Neff' Davis
9 eps
Anders Holm
Jack Kent
9 eps
Anna Deavere Smith
Maud Lewis
9 eps
Jeff Perry
Lou
9 eps
Terry Kinney
Barry
9 eps
Laverne Cox
Kacy Duke
9 eps
Lea Gerstenkorn
Heidi
9 eps
Shannon Thornton
Natasha Lucas
1 eps
Marika Domińczyk
Talia Mallay
1 eps
Peter Kurth
Vadim Sorokin
1 eps
Miche Braden
Glitter Shadow Officer
3 eps
Olivia Khoshatefeh
Fatima Shadid
3 eps
Saamer Usmani
Chase Sikorski
3 eps
Debra Mooney
Judge
3 eps
Chris Cafero
David Morrison
4 eps
Kyle Beltran
Alexi
5 eps
Armand Schultz
Landon Bloom
5 eps
Rebecca Henderson
ADA Catherine McCaw
5 eps
Tim Guinee
Paul
7 eps
Luca Sweeney
Brian
3 eps
Kaydx
Lane
3 eps
T.L. Flint
Guard
4 eps
India Ennenga
Julia Reed
1 eps
Tracy Pollan
Sherry Reed
1 eps
Caitlin FitzGerald
Mags
3 eps
Chris Lowell
Noah
2 eps
James Cusati-Moyer
Val Boron
3 eps
Gabriel Sloyer
Gabriel Calatrava
3 eps
Anthony Edwards
Alan Reed
5 eps
Kate Burton
Nora Radford
3 eps
Gage Banister
Gaby Rosen
1 eps
Ruby King
Receptionist
1 eps
Andre Ward
Jeannot
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Inventing Anna actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Inventing Anna reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
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.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Life of a VIP
Reporter Vivian Kent defies her editor to pursue the story of Anna Delvey, an alleged German heiress indicted for grand larceny and jailed without bail.
- Directed by David Frankel
- Written by Shonda Rhimes
S01E06
Friends in Low Places
Vivian obtains footage of Anna's ill-fated trip to Morocco, an extravagant retreat with Rachel, Kacy and a videographer that quickly spirals into chaos.
- Directed by Nzingha Stewart
- Written by Jess Brownell
S01E07
Cash on Delivery
Under pressure to finish the Anna article and with her baby's due date imminent, Vivian tries to contact Rachel to hear her side of the Marrakech fiasco.
- Directed by Nzingha Stewart
- Written by Abby Ajayi
S01E04
A Wolf in Chic Clothing
Vivian investigates how Anna persuaded powerful Manhattan lawyer Alan Reed to help her secure millions in funding for her ambitious business venture.
- Directed by David Frankel
- Written by Abby Ajayi
S01E05
Check Out Time
A past blunder throws Vivian off balance while delving into Anna's stay at a swanky hotel, where she befriended — and lavishly tipped — concierge Neff.
- Directed by Ellen Kuras
- Written by Abby Ajayi, Carolyn Ingber
S01E02
The Devil Wore Anna
From a yacht off Ibiza to a suite at Paris Fashion Week, Anna's glamorous lifestyle comes into focus as her former friends dish out details to Vivian.
- Directed by Tom Verica
- Written by Matt Byrne
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E01
Life of a VIP
- Directed by David Frankel
- Written by Shonda Rhimes
S01E02
The Devil Wore Anna
- Directed by Tom Verica
- Written by Matt Byrne
S01E03
Two Birds, One Throne
- Directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer
- Written by Jess Brownell
S01E04
A Wolf in Chic Clothing
- Directed by David Frankel
- Written by Abby Ajayi
S01E05
Check Out Time
- Directed by Ellen Kuras
- Written by Abby Ajayi, Carolyn Ingber
S01E06
Friends in Low Places
- Directed by Nzingha Stewart
- Written by Jess Brownell
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Betsy BeersExecutive Producer
- Holden ChangProducer
- Jessica PresslerProducer
- Tom VericaExecutive Producer
- Jess BrownellProducer
- Shonda RhimesExecutive Producer
Writing
- Nicholas NardiniWriter
- Jess BrownellWriter
- Shonda RhimesWriter
- Matt ByrneWriter
- Abby AjayiWriter
- Carolyn IngberWriter
Direction
- Nzingha StewartDirector
- Ellen KurasDirector
- Tom VericaDirector
- Daisy von Scherler MayerDirector
- David FrankelDirector
Cinematography
- David FrancoDirector of Photography
- Tim NormanDirector of Photography
- Manuel BilleterDirector of Photography
- Maryse AlbertiDirector of Photography
Music
- Kris BowersOriginal Music Composer
- Pierre CharlesOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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