Statins are inhibitors of 3‐hydroxy‐3‐methyl‐glutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMG‐CoA reductase) and became the standard of care for treatment of hypercholesterolemia because of their efficacy, safety, and long‐term benefits. They are administered as diastereo‐ and enantiomerically pure compounds. We summarize here two new approaches for the totalsynthesis of the most important representatives, atorvastatin