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- 2024
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2024
- TV-MA
- Netflix
Summary Struggling comedian Donny Dunn (Richard Gadd) doesn't report his stalker Martha (Jessica Gunning) right away in the dramedy series based on Gadd's one-man play about his own experience with a stalker.
Created By: Richard Gadd
- 2024
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2024
- TV-MA
- Netflix
Baby Reindeer
Season 1 Premiere: Apr 11, 2024
86
6.5
Summary Struggling comedian Donny Dunn (Richard Gadd) doesn't report his stalker Martha (Jessica Gunning) right away in the dramedy series based on Gadd's one-man play about his own experience with a stalker.
Created By: Richard Gadd
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
86
91% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
9% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
86
91% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
9% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Shocking, hilarious, painful and devastating, “Baby Reindeer” is a rare gem on television, reminding us of what is possible in the medium.
One of the show's greatest strengths is how it's able to balance such challenging subject matter with inspired flashes of humour. .... This is an early contender for show of 2024.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 80 User Ratings
6.5
64% Positive
51 Ratings
51 Ratings
10% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
26% Negative
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 80 User Ratings
6.5
64% Positive
51 Ratings
51 Ratings
10% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
26% Negative
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
It is a heartbreaking, nuanced story that builds to a devastating yet perfect finale. Truly groundbreaking television telling the story of a man being sexually abused and stalked and the trauma that follows.
The acting is pure magic, including Emmy-worthy performances by Gadd, Gunning, and Mau.
Episode four is a standalone monolith on par with "Long, Long Time" from The Last of Us and "4,722 Hours" from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
This is a testament to the originality and pure genius storytelling at the Edinburgh Fringe. Building a one-hour show from scratch on a less-than-shoestring budget that is captivating enough to fill a 200-seat theatre for an entire month entirely by word-of-mouth and odd flyer, is a feat most are not built for. Once given the chance to tell it on a grander scale, they rarely squander it.
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Give Jessica Gunning the Oscar and BAFTA for best supporting actress now. This is a really good show. The intimacy and honesty of Gadd are so admirable. It is really an act of courage and an inspiration to every person/actor to be honest as an artist.
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Baby Reindeer is rewardingly complex, challenging our perceptions of what a victim looks like, and asking urgent questions about the support available to both mentally ill people and victims of stalking. It dwells in pockets of moral ambiguity and cuts even deeper into Gadd’s own shame and psyche than the stage original.
Intense and compelling. .... There is nothing pat or simplistic in the way Gadd lays it all out across seven half-hour episodes, and, most interestingly, there is very little self-righteousness afoot.
This is twisty, mature, self-interrogating stuff that will leave you more troubled than tickled.
Over the series, the sheer onslaught of pain is difficult to endure, and what it gains in scope, it loses in focus. .... Eventually, this makes for frustrating viewing. Yet at the same time, it is original, compelling, and unforgettable.
It’s a complex, at times self-defeating portrait of a mind eating itself alive. It’s not fun and it’s not meant to be – that’s admirable as art, perhaps less so as entertainment.
'Baby Reindeer' is not just another series, it is a catharsis presented in the most stimulating, tense, and twisted way possible. Richard Gadd, creator and protagonist, draws on his raw life experiences to construct a detailed and disturbing portrait of harassment, abuse, and mental health. With each episode, it is surprising to know that Gadd had to endure very complex situations that, sadly, often lead to a tragic end for many. Therefore, him daring to open up once again represents an act of total bravery. 'Baby Reindeer' is a difficult experience full of twists and almost implausible moments that has a lot to say about codependency, the pleasure it gives us to feel seen (in any way), and the need to feel supported in the darkest moments of our life
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Production Company:
- Clerkenwell Films
Initial Release Date: Apr 11, 2024
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA
