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Baby Reindeer

TV · 2024 · Created and written by Richard Gadd (adapted from his one-man show). Directed by Weronika Tofilska and Josephine Bornebusch. Starring Richard Gadd, Jessica Gunning, Nava Mau, Tom G

When the hardest part isn't what happened, it's the shame that tells you it was your fault. It wasn't.

Who it's for

Donny's story is rare on screen: a man who was groomed and sexually assaulted, who then finds himself entangled with a woman who stalks him.

Guilty / Ashamed→Self-Compassion

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What it is

Baby Reindeer is a seven-episode 2024 Netflix drama created, written by and starring Richard Gadd, adapted from his autobiographical one-man show and directed by Weronika Tofilska and Josephine Bornebusch. Donny Dunn, an aspiring comedian working as a bartender in London, offers a cup of tea to a distressed customer, Martha, who becomes obsessed with him and stalks him in person and online.

Where to find it

A Netflix original limited series. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.

Before you start

Heads up: Graphic sexual assault and grooming.

Age: TV-MA (suggested 18+)

Where there is sorrow there is holy ground.Oscar Wilde, De Profundis

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