ABOUT THE SERIES
FORMAT: Drama
Limited Series; 10 x 1-hour episodes
LOCATION: New
York
CREATOR/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Shonda
Rhimes
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Betsy Beers
DIRECTOR: David
Frankel to direct two episodes, including first
SYNOPSIS:
In Inventing Anna, a
journalist with a lot to prove investigates the case of Anna Delvey, the
Instagram-legendary German heiress who stole the hearts of New York’s social
scene – and stole their money as well. But is Anna New York’s biggest con
woman or is she simply the new portrait of the American dream? Anna and the
reporter form a dark funny love-hate bond as Anna awaits trial and our reporter
fights the clock to answer the biggest question in NYC: who is Anna
Delvey? The series is inspired by the New York Magazine article “How Anna
Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People” by Jessica Pressler, who also serves as
a producer.
ARIAN MOAYED (Succession)
will play “TODD.”
Anna’s lawyer is a fast-talking
family man with working class-roots. Given the high-profile nature of the case
and his need to earn the respect of his legal peers, Todd needs Anna just as
much as she needs him.
ANDERS HOLM (Workaholics)
will play “JACK.”
Supportive with a dry sense of
humor, Vivian’s husband Jack is in sync with his wife in ways that make them
lovable even when they annoy each other. But Jack finds it harder and
harder to be in sync with Vivian as she grows more in danger of succumbing to
her obsession with Anna.
ANNA DEAVERE SMITH (For
the People, Notes From the Field, Nurse Jackie) will play “MAUD.”
Maud climbed to the top of her
field alone as the only woman in the room. But now she’s sidelined because the
idiots who run the magazine aren’t old enough to remember what a brilliant
journalist she is. Maud’s sharp, funny, and often too blunt but her helpful,
honest nature makes up for that.
JEFF PERRY (Grey’s
Anatomy, Dirty John, Scandal) will play “LOU.”
Smarter than you, kinder than most,
Lou is the unofficial king of Scriberia — the group of writers at the
magazine deemed too old and out of touch to do “real work” and yet too
esteemed to fire. Lou’s personal life is a mess but his awards keep him warm.
TERRY KINNEY (Billions)
will play “BARRY.”
A war correspondent with no war to
cover, Barry is a Scriberian by choice – he’d rather wither than cover pop
culture. Sarcastic, charming, with a dark sense of humor and sharp
tongue, Barry has no problem saying what no one else is willing to say.
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED:
DIRECTOR:
DAVID FRANKEL (The
Devil Wears Prada)
Oscar and Emmy winner David Frankel serves as director and executive producer on two episodes, including the first.
CAST:
ANNA CHLUMSKY (VEEP)
will play “VIVIAN.”
A reporter working to salvage her
career with just the right story. The Anna Delvey story is her golden ticket –
she is willing to face any problem to get it. But as she works on the
Anna story, there is one problem she never expected – Anna herself. The more
Vivian pursues the truth about Anna, the more attached to Anna she
becomes.
JULIA GARNER (Ozark,
Dirty John) will play “ANNA DELVEY.”
A young woman in her mid-20s with a
hard to place European accent who takes New York by storm. Either a
brilliant businesswoman or a scammer extraordinaire, Anna in turn inspires
loyalty, compassion, contempt, and obsession – all while leaving behind an
emotional body count.
KATIE LOWES (Scandal)
will play “RACHEL.”
Rachel is a natural born follower
and her blind worship of Anna almost destroys her job, her credit and her
life. But while her relationship with Anna is her greatest regret, the woman
she becomes because of Anna may be Anna’s greatest creation.
LAVERNE COX (Orange
Is the New Black) will play “KACY DUKE.”
As a celebrity trainer and life
coach, Kacy gets sucked into the Anna whirlwind but is mature and centered
enough to stay out of any real trouble. When she least expects it, in the wake
of Anna’s crimes, Kacy finds herself becoming a coach to more than just Anna.
ALEXIS FLOYD (The
Bold Type) will play “NEFF.”
An aspiring filmmaker
working as a hotel concierge, Neff knows New York and its people. Neff’s
all style, all substance — more complex than most. She’s drawn in by Anna’s
charm, but while passionate and loyal, she’s nobody’s fool
