After just two weeks on Netflix, Richard Gadd's Baby Reindeer has quickly become one of the most popular series currently on the streaming platform. The show, which details the writer's real-life experience with a stalker, has made Netflix's Top 10 shows list in both the UK and the US and reportedly boasted 10.4 million viewing hours in its first week of release.
The show has been widely praised by both critics and viewers for its delicate, candid and nuanced depiction of abuse, harassment, sexual assault and mental health. Gadd stars in the show as Donny Dunn and the series tells the story of his experience with a stalker named Martha who, over a four year period, sent him 41,071 emails, 744 tweets, 46 Facebook messages, 350 hours’ worth of voicemails, and 106 pages of letters. In real life, Gadd's stalker regularly followed him to his home, turned up at his place of work and his comedy gigs, and went on to harass his friends and family, including his parents and the woman he was dating.
