The Heat-Seeking Ghost of Abusive Past in Baby Reindeer (2024)

It must have been excruciatingly painful to relive the traumatic experience of being abused for a long time; let alone turn it into a comprehensive, candid story and, in the end, star in it. Yet, that’s exactly what Scottish comedian, Richard Gadd, does in Baby Reindeer. The seven-episode mini-series makes its way from a one-man play in Edinburgh en route to London and finally becoming Netflix‘s sleeper hit.

It’s a recount of the writer’s personal experience of being stalked and constantly harassed for years to come. Presented in a fictionalized autobiography, this show ...