Inventing Anna

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Feb 11, 2022
Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 34
  3. Negative: 2 out of 34
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Critic Reviews

  1. The Playlist
    Reviewed by: Lauren J. Coates
    Feb 9, 2022
    33
    While it may make for serviceable background noise if there’s nothing else on, “Inventing Anna” is painfully lacking in self–awareness: a con that savvy viewers would be smart to skip.
  2. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Inkoo Kang
    Feb 10, 2022
    30
    A series as intellectually empty, structurally disjointed and just badly written as “Inventing Anna” can’t help feeling like a con, too.

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User Score
5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 17
  3. Negative: 4 out of 17
  1. Skeletor71
    Feb 22, 2022
    1
    I'm watching this with my wife, because her colleague recommended it to her. But it is just so boring and annoying as hell. Almost literally,I'm watching this with my wife, because her colleague recommended it to her. But it is just so boring and annoying as hell. Almost literally, because Anna's stupid ass accent reminds me of Death from Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey.
    Oh yeah. And why call it a mini-series when it's 9(!) 1 hour episodes long! I thought we'd be almost done after two, but now I need to watch 7 more hours of this (I think my wife likes it).    … Full Review »
  2. MetacriticOnur
    Mar 9, 2022
    3
    bad
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    adjective, worse, worst;(Slang) bad·der, bad·dest for 36.
    not good in any manner or degree.
  3. TVJerry
    Feb 18, 2022
    6
    Julia Garner plays Anna Delvey, who took New York society and the financial world for thousands of dollars as a purported German heiress. AnnaJulia Garner plays Anna Delvey, who took New York society and the financial world for thousands of dollars as a purported German heiress. Anna Chlumsky plays the journalist who's determined to write a story investigating the reality behind the image. Each episode is primarily framed around one person's experiences, but the other plots weave in and out. This series was created by Shonda Rhimes based on the original New York Magazine article, so you'd expect more steamy and sensational…but no, this is more reportage. The first episode spends most of the time setting up the journalist's journey with almost none of Delvey's fun. The subsequent episodes revolve more around Delvey and her incredibly decadent lifestyle (with some great fashions). Garner has transformed herself into this enigmatic character, who's both charming and diabolical. As the tale unfolds, the outrageous developments keep it interesting. On the down side, the narrative rambles slowly at times, esp. the final episode which was downright frustrating. This is more about the incredible character and the way she maintained her lifestyle than  an involving personal drama involving any of the characters.… Full Review »
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