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Off the top of my head and without any stats to back this up, the three Netflix shows that have generated the most buzz over the past two or so years are Tiger King, Squid Game, and The Tinder Swindler.

They’ve spawned countless memes, spin-off series, YouTube stunts, and the like, with speculation around the whereabouts of Simon Leviev (or Shimon Hayut) a current obsession.

I’m not sure if Inventing Anna, which focuses on the wild and true story of fake heiress Anna Delvey (or Sorokin, really), will rival those three but it’s certainly off to a good start.

The basics below via TechRadar:

Inventing Anna chronicles the journey of Anna Delvey, supposedly a wealthy German heiress who bragged to friends that she was sitting on a fortune of over $60 million.

Anna Delvey turned out to be Anna Sorokin. She had no fortune and didn’t stand to inherit a thing. Between 2013 and 2017, she fleeced her new friends for thousands of dollars.

Among her victims were wealthy art dealer Michael Xufu Huang and Rachel DeLoache Williams, a one-time photo editor with Vanity Fair. It was Williams who Sorokin stuck with a $62,000 bill for a Moroccan retreat she’d agreed to pay for.

Sorokin also managed to scam Manhattan hotels, a private jet company, and a series of banks.

Shortly before her arrest, she was close to sealing a $25 million investment from a hedge fund which she claimed she would use to open a high-end private club.

Ozark’s Julia Garner plays the lead role and The Guardian calls her “mesmerising” in its four-star review:

Let’s not give too much away. If you want to know where Anna Sorokin is now, pop in here.

Good news for those looking to binge something this weekend, because the nine-part series hits Netflix today.

You can do all nine in a weekend. I back you.

[source:techradar]