The character Alan Reed is not a real person, but he is loosely based on a New York lawyer who did fall victim to Anna Delvey's scam. Alan Reed in Inventing Anna is inspired by New York real-estate lawyer Andrew Lance.

How much of Inventing Anna is true?

Inventing Anna explores Sorokin's rise and fall through the perspective of Jessica Pressler, the journalist who penned an explosive exposé on Sorokin that went viral in 2018. As every episode reiterates, “This whole story is completely true.

Who is Alan Reed in Anna Delvey story?

In Netflix's Inventing Anna, the character played by Anthony Edwards is renamed Alan Reed, though his role still mirrors the one Lance played in real life. “I'm the lawyer who's representing her, helping her to build this big thing.