How Netflix’s Stalker Series ‘Baby Reindeer’ Became a Viral Sensation

Apr 23 2024 by The Daily Beast

 
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Baby Reindeer is not the sort of show you’d necessarily expect to take over Netflix. It’s not a sensational true-crime drama, a flashily produced adaptation of pre-existing IP, or a genre show about a gaggle of adorable kids venturing into the Upside Down. Instead, writer-actor Richard Gadd’s surprise viral hit is a shattering, deeply humane, and personal story about his experience with a stalker.

Really, Gadd’s seven-episode series unfurls two parallel narratives....

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