Baby Reindeer: Limited Series - TV Reviews (2024)

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Baby Reindeer is Netflix's most recent success story and arguably one of their best as it delves into topics such as stalking, sexual assault, and the sheer complexity of what it means to be human crafting a well written and gut wrenchingly personnel tale.

I watched Baby Reindeer with everyone else. And, like everyone else, I found it compelling, viscerally upsetting in parts, hard to watch, stunningly original, oddly uplifting and haunting. Naively I thought the final episode would be the end of it.

Within days of Baby Reindeer airing, online sleuths identified the so-called “real Martha” as 58-year-old Scottish woman Fiona Harvey.

Late 15 or 16+ rating

Great movie if you like intense psychological stuff, definitely gets your heart racing at bits.

This is one of 2024's must-watch shows, and it raises the bar for Netflix originals. Baby Reindeer transcends its trauma drama to succeed as art, because it does what good art does: It holds up a mirror to human experience and makes us feel less alone.

What makes “Baby Reindeer” so effective is that as Martha pushes further and further into Donny's personal life — attending his comedy shows, befriending his landlady, calling his parents — the audience shares his mounting feelings of powerlessness and frustration, cut with flashes of pity for the woman who is ruining ...

Originally written as a stage play for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival by Scottish writer and comedian Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer tells the story — which, according to the show's opening text, is based on true events from Gadd's life — of Donny's (Gadd) ill-fated meeting with a woman named Martha (Jessica Gunning) while ...

With Baby Reindeer, however, the streamer states it is a "true story" on screen, even though Gadd himself has explained that he had used some artistic licence in parts and that the truth had been "tweaked slightly to create dramatic climaxes".

A lot of sexual innuendos and explicit sexual conversations. A character is extremely pushy and doesn't take no for an answer. Episode four depicts and discusses repeated sexual assault and its psychological effects. Some nudity.

'Baby Reindeer' alleged inspiration Fiona Harvey sues Netflix, claiming defamation.

Why is the real Martha suing Netflix? ›

Harvey seeks $170 million from Netflix, alleging defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, and violations of her right of publicity. Her suit was filed Thursday in California.

A woman who says that Netflix's hit series "Baby Reindeer" is based on her has filed a defamation lawsuit against the streaming giant, alleging that the show has had a slew of negative effects on her life and mental health.

The acting is incredible, Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning are both phenomenal, the supporting cast also, truly on point. One of those very rare shows that I didn't want to end. 10/10.

A bracing work of autofiction by creator and star Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer can be a punishing watch but richly rewards viewers with its emotional complexity and excellent performances.

Violence & Gore (3)

Disturbing sexual violence and rape are depicted violently and realistically. A woman smashes a glass bottle over a mans head and tries to gouge his eyes out before he punches her in the face. Blood shown on his head, neck, and arm. Pretty shocking.

The show is reviewing poorly, a 43% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and a 57% from fans, but that does not prevent many Netflix series from reaching the top spot. But it's a far cry from Baby Reindeer's 98% score, certainly.

Violence & Gore (3)

Disturbing sexual violence and rape are depicted violently and realistically. A woman smashes a glass bottle over a mans head and tries to gouge his eyes out before he punches her in the face. Blood shown on his head, neck, and arm. Pretty shocking.

Richard Gadd wrote and stars in Baby Reindeer. Adapted from his own one-man play, it focuses on the harrowing relationship between a Scottish comedian and his stalker. Gadd has admitted to tweaking the timeline and changing some details of the story, while maintaining that it's based on a real experience.