Netflix's 2022 limited series Inventing Anna is not only one of the streaming giant's best shows but also one of its biggest successes. Created by Shonda Rhimes, the series follows the fascinating true story of Anna Delvey aka Anna Sorokin (Julia Garner), a con artist who infiltrated New York City's high society by pretending to be a German heiress. Over nine episodes, Anna not only uses her fake identity to gain access to NYC's most exclusive events but scams friends out thousands of dollars, and even attempts to secure a $40 million loan to start her own elite social club.

The series was based on the New York Magazine article, "How Anna Delvey Tricked New York's Party People," by Jessica Pressler. While the thrust of Inventing Anna follows a journalist, played by Anna Chlumsky, as she tries to crack the Anna Delvey story and eventually interview her in prison, the journalist's...