Shonda Rhimes sets her first Netflix series based on viral New York City socialite scammer Anna Delvey

Deadline

Shondaland and Netflix have picked up the rights to the May 28 viral New York Magazine article "How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People" by Jessica Pressler about Anna Delvey, who scammed her way into becoming an "it" girl in New York City's social scene and conned people into funding her lavish lifestyle. According to Deadline's Nellie Andreeva, "since coming out on May 28, Pressler’s story has become an instant hot commodity, with about a dozen producers pursuing it for a screen adaptation, both in TV and features. I hear that Netflix stepped up in a big way, and Rhimes’ commitment to do the adaptation as her first series for the streaming platform further tipped the scales." This is Rhimes' first project under her blockbuster Netflix deal.