![]() In psychology, the dark triad traits - which include narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism - have been found to predict a wide array of behaviours and interpersonal tendencies. Once his deception and manipulation became apparent and his victims stopped funding his lavish lifestyle, his sense of aggrieved entitlement surfaced in the form of harassing phone calls and threats.Įxuding supreme self-confidence and a sense of grandiosity, both Sorokin and Leviev’s personalities are shaped by the darker side of personality traits. They took out loans and signed up for credit cards to help him, leaving them financially responsible for his debts - all while providing emotional and psychological support at the detriment of their own. Leviev fabricated one personal crisis after another that required his victims’ financial help to sustain his fictitious lifestyle. Trailer for Netflix’s ‘The Tinder Swindler’ ![]() Pretending to be the son of the “king of diamonds” Lev Leviev - who he is now being sued by - and using photos of himself on yachts, travelling across the globe, Leviev presented himself as superior through the suggestion of wealth, status and power while reinforcing the male-wealth stereotype. In a study that explored the perception and negotiation of gender representations and scripts among dating app users, researchers found that traditional and stereotypical gender scripts were broadly adhered to. These stereotypical gender and courtship scripts are often associated with positive traits such as likeability and trust when conformed to and, in early courtship, these traits are more likely to be adhered to. Leviev groomed women into loving him by relying on traditional cisgender and courtship scripts, and presenting himself as the dominant cultural representation of ideal heterosexual masculinity. The Tinder Swindler retraces the destructive path of con artist Leviev and how he used Tinder to charm and exploit women. So, what is it about these con artists’ allure, and how do gender and gender relations play out in each drama? The Tinder Swindler tells the story of Simon Leviev, (real name Shimon Hayat), who swindles women he meets on Tinder. ![]() Inventing Anna tells the story of real-life convicted con artist, Anna Delvey (real name Anna Sorokin), who masqueraded as a wealthy German heiress to defraud financial institutions and wealthy New Yorkers. While trading on issues of gender and gender relations (among other things) we see how gender norms inform the ways in which gender scripts are enacted, and at times transgressed, by the two con artists. These two hugely popular shows both feature con artists and their elaborate schemes among the traditional “man’s world” of high finance. Both landed on Netflix’s Global Top 10 lists of the most-watched TV shows and films. She is a complicated and fascinating character, and we are looking forward to telling the next chapter of her ever-evolving tale.The drama Inventing Anna and the true-crime documentary The Tinder Swindler have taken over Netflix - and they’ve also taken over social media and our collective psyches. “We’ve been developing this project with her for months now, and spent countless hours on phone and video calls with her. “Anna’s story is very much alive and still unfolding as we speak,” said Driscoll in a statement. Michael Driscoll, director of development for BMP, is leading the project with Rupert Dobson, BMP’s EVP of development, and BMP president Julie Pizzi. Despite her uncertain future, the series aims to give viewers insight into Sorokin and what she plans to do next.īunim/Murray Productions is preparing to take the project out to potential networks and platforms. The Russian-born Sorokin is currently in ICE detention awaiting resolution to her immigration case. The series begins where Inventing Anna ends, with Sorokin having served her prison sentence and paid restitution. Rather than a retrospective, the untitled docuseries will explore the next chapter in Sorokin’s life. ![]() She was convicted of multiple counts of attempted grand larceny, larceny, and theft of services in 2019. Sorokin allegedly defrauded banks, hotels and individuals for $275,000 while pretending to be a wealthy German heiress named Anna Delvey from 2013 to 2017. Bunim/Murray Productions is developing a new limited documentary series with Anna Sorokin, the woman at the center of the new Netflix scripted series Inventing Anna from Shonda Rhimes. ![]()
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