Sorokin became an instant sensation based on Pressler’s New York article, which described her improbable rise to prominence in detail. Rhimes acquired the rights to the New York article last month. But is she the stuff American dreams are made of or is she New York’s biggest con woman? Is it a con if you enjoy being taken? Manhattan makes a new friend like no other. So far, the only information available on the forthcoming Sorokin show comes from the Netflix press release:īased on the New York Magazine article “How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People” by Jessica Pressler. They include Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change, an adaptation of Ellen Pao’s memoir about fighting gender discrimination in Silicon Valley Sunshine Scouts, a dark comedy about teenage girls surviving an apocalyptic disaster that strikes while they are at sleep-away camp and, of course, a sure-to-be-juicy take on Sorokin’s New York exploits.
Now, Rhimes and her longtime business partner, Betsy Beers, have given fans a glimpse of what to expect from the new Shondaland, offering a slate of eight new series entering production. Shondaland, Rhimes’s production company, announced last August that it would be moving to Netflix after 15 years with ABC. The 27-year-old Russian, whose real name is Anna Sorokin, posed as a German heiress with plans to open a “dynamic visual-arts center,” cashing phony checks and swindling anyone and everyone who appeared poised and willing to help bankroll her luxurious lifestyle. Actress Julia Garner, best known for her Emmy-winning role as Ruth on “Ozark,” plays Sorokin.ĬNN’s Artemis Moshtaghian contributed to this report.Television producer Shonda Rhimes will kick off her new five-year deal with Netflix with a drama based on everyone’s favorite art world grifter, Anna Delvey. That article became the basis of Shonda Rhimes’ “Inventing Anna,” a dramatization which started streaming on Netflix last month. Sorokin’s case drew widespread attention after a 2018 New York magazine article. She’s been fighting her deportation – and also recently joined a group of plaintiffs suing the agency, alleging they’d requested and been denied Covid booster shots while in custody. In November, the Board of Immigration Appeals granted an emergency stay in her case, according to ICE. ICE took custody of Sorokin on March 25, 2021. But it wasn’t long before she ended up back behind bars. Sorokin was released from jail in February 2021 after serving nearly four years on theft and larceny charges. She was found guilty of stealing more than $200,000 from banks and friends while scamming her way into New York society, the Manhattan District Attorney said after her 2019 conviction. Sorokin duped victims out of money by pretending to be a German heiress called Anna Delvey with a $60 million trust fund.
… But we are dealing with bureaucracy, and there are numerous filings in her case, so you just never know if there was a paperwork error,” Arora said, according to NBC.
“Legally, they should not be able to deport her until the 19th. He told NBC that attorneys were given a month to appeal when a deportation order was signed on February 17. 'Inventing Anna' is Shonda Rhimes' drama of a grifter who fleeced the New York party elite Nicole Rivelli/Netflix © 2021 Nicole Rivelli/Netflix Julia Garner as Anna Delvery in episode 106 of Inventing Anna.
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