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The lawyer suing Netflix over Baby Reindeer has seized on a report in the UK alleging that the streaming giant pushed Richard Gadd into branding the series a true story. The Sunday Times reported over the weekend that Netflix requested the opening line “this is a true story,” despite some misgivings…

Is Netflix sending a message about its support for Baby Reindeer? The streaming giant has posted Jessica Gunning’s audition tape for Martha in Richard Gadd’s gripping “true story” about his experience with an alleged stalker. The video is likely a sign that Emmy voting is around the corner, but…

EXCLUSIVE: After Netflix got slapped with a $170M Baby Reindeer lawsuit, Deadline hears that the scandal’s blast radius has been felt on other drama projects inspired by real events. Sources said the BBC has been fielding a surge in duty of care compliance questions in recent weeks from producers of…

EXCLUSIVE: A British lawmaker has challenged Netflix to provide evidence for the claim that Baby Reindeer’s real-life Martha has a stalking conviction. John Nicolson, a Scottish National Party MP who sits on UK Parliament’s influential Culture, Media and Sport Committee, said Netflix had a duty to…

Fresh from his bombshell interview with ‘the real Martha,’ Piers Morgan has slammed “high-profile people in the business” who have said they know the identity of Richard Gadd’s abuser portrayed in Baby Reindeer. Along with the furious guessing game to find Gadd’s female stalker sparked by the…

EXCLUSIVE: Baby Reindeer’s real-life Martha appears to be making good on her promise to sue Netflix, but has yet to hear from the streamer despite being identified against her wishes and claiming to have received death threats and unwanted attention. Chris Daw KC, a barrister working with Fiona…

The spring sun blazed down on London's Royal Festival Hall for the BAFTA TV Awards on Sunday and the conditions were right for Baby Reindeer to bask in its success.  Richard Gadd's dazzling "true story" of his experience with an alleged stalker won't be eligible for prizes until next year, but he…

Richard Gadd has said he has been shocked by the success of Baby Reindeer and his new-found fame amid blurring lines between the Netflix series and reality. In an interview with The Daily Record newspaper, Gadd said he thought Baby Reindeer would just be "a little cult artistic gem" rather than the…

Netflix has argued that it took care to disguise the identities of the real-life Baby Reindeer characters after the show’s extraordinary success sparked an internet guessing game. In some of Netflix’s first comments about the viral circus surrounding Baby Reindeer, policy chief Benjamin King told a…

EXCLUSIVE: Richard Gadd, the creator and star of hit Netflix series Baby Reindeer, has faced questions about his professional conduct after dating a transgender actress who auditioned for his show. The actor was investigated and ultimately cleared of any wrongdoing by Baby Reindeer producer…

Baby Reindeer has burnished its status as a surprise Netflix hit by piling on viewers in its second week on the streaming service. Episode 1 of Richard Gadd's lightly fictionalized stalker story was watched by 3M viewers over the past seven days, according to official Barb figures supplied by…

EXCLUSIVE: Industry and Rye Lane star David Jonsson is writing his first television drama series. Deadline can reveal that Jonsson is working with Baby Reindeer producer Clerkenwell Films on Hype (working title), a comedy-drama series about four friends in East London who attempt to enter the world…