Anna “Delvey” Sorokin seems to live a charmed life. Already subject of the Netflix docuseries, “Inventing Anna”, now even while under house arrest she has landed her own unscripted series, “Delvey’s Dinner Club,” set to be filming inside her New York City East Village apartment where she’s serving her time. The series comes from Courtney White and Butternut.
Released from ICE in October 2022, Sorokin, seemingly like other celebrities like Harry and Meghan, wants to tell her story her way, in the new show. “She’ll do it through what’s already become one of the hottest tables in town — invitation-only, intimate dinners at her home,” according to the press release.
“There, a Delvey-invited group of actors, musicians, founders, socialites, journalists and other esteemed guests will join her each week around a private-chef catered table replete with candid conversations where no topic is off-limits – including Anna’s experience within the criminal justice system, her strategy to rebuild her image and her plans for the future.”
The new series will invite viewers behind-the-scenes as she “reinvents herself and her name”–something at which Anna is definitely an expert. In addition to conversations around the dinner table, the show will feature interviews with both Sorokin and her guests.
“There’s nothing like the experience of bringing together a curated group of friends to share life stories and enjoy a great culinary experience,” Sorokin said in a statement. “I’m grateful for the opportunity to work with Wheelhouse and Butternut to bring my vision to a wider audience and share a glimpse of the real Anna Delvey.”
Of course, given Anna’s chameleon-like persona, viewers will be curious to know the “real” Anna “Delvey”. But as Anna states in an interview on 60 Minutes, “I have no patience for people’s stupidity.” Nor does she feel guilty at all for having defrauded friends of their money and betrayed their friendship. She adds, “I don’t really care what you think. I don’t need your approval for anything.”
Butternut CEO White adds, “It’s often said the best way to get to know someone is to share a meal with them. We’re all desperate to know who Anna really is. ‘Delvey’s Dinner Club’ will reveal the actual woman behind everything we’ve read and watched about Anna. She is breaking her story in her own words and we believe she will defy viewers’ expectations.”
Sorokin was convicted of grand larceny in 2019, as well as multiple other financial crimes, for stealing more than $200,000 from both investors and friends. After being released from prison in 2021, she was detained by immigration authorities for overstaying her visa and remains on house arrest.
Butternut, a food and lifestyle-focused production company venture with Jimmy Kimmel and Brent Montgomery’s media company, Wheelhouse, launched in June 2022. The company creates original content for all platforms.
