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Exclusive: Fresh off of being named to BAFTA Breakthrough’s 2024 cohort, Baby Reindeer breakout has come aboard to star in The Dregs, a Tuscany-set comedic thriller marking the directorial debut of writer Connor Martin.

Shooting in Italy in March, The Dregs centers on a friends’ trip to Tuscany that gets derailed by old wounds and a cursed bottle of Vin Santo.

Others in the cast include Benjamin Norris (Never Have I Ever), Marta Pozzan (From Scratch), Maria Grazia Cucinotta (Il Postino), and Zach Tinker (American Horror Story), who acts as executive producer.

Mike Stern developed the project and will produce through Astral Plane, with Alessandro Bertolucci serving as co-producer via Dublab It. Co-EPs include Pozzan, Jeremy O’Keefe, Marco Allegri, and Austin Aronson. O’Keefe handled casting via Jok Casting.

Stated Stern on the addition of Mau, “Nava was incredible on Baby Reindeer, and we...

Hoard writer-director Luna Carmoon, Didi filmmaker Sean Wang and Baby Reindeer star Nava Mau are among 43 Bafta Breakthrough members for its 2024 cohort.

The 43 names consist of 21 UK creatives, 13 from the US and nine from India. The selected members hail from film, games and television, and will receive one-to-one meetings, career guidance, full Bafta voting membership and access to screenings and networking events in the year-long initiative.

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Carmoon is one of several filmmakers in the selection, alongside If The Streets Were On Fire director Alice Russell, The Contestant director Clair Titley, and...

If the 2025 Golden Globes TV nominations were announced today, what would Gold Derby predict as the nominees and winners? Our predictions center officially opened on Sept. 3, 2024, and already more than 1,600 people have made their television forecasts in the 11 categories for series (drama/comedy/limited) and acting (lead/supporting). So who’s out front to claim this year’s trophies, according to Gold Derby’s Golden Globe TV predictions 2025?

Below, see a snapshot in time of our racetrack odds for the 82nd annual ceremony, updated on Nov. 20, 2024. See how the odds and rankings have changed over time by examining our previous Golden Globe TV snapshots on Oct. 30, Nov. 6, and Nov. 13.

Now expected to receive a nomination since the last update: Cooper Koch for “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” in Best Limited/Movie Actor. Currently, the Netflix program is also expected to receive a bid in Best Limited Series/TV Movie.

The stars are stepping out in London!

Nicole Kidman, Jude Law, Alicia Vikander, and Joe Alwyn posed for photos on the red carpet while arriving at the 2024 GQ Men of the Year Awards on Tuesday (November 19) held at The Roof Gardens in London, England.

Nicole and Jude were among this year’s honorees along with rapper Central Cee and soccer stars Kobbie Mainoo and Cole Palmer.

Following the event, we compiled photos of the stars in attendance so that you can see what everyone wore!

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Alicia Vikander

Fyi: Alicia is wearing Louis Vuitton.

Amelia Dimoldenberg

Asa Butterfield

Bella Ramsey

Ellie Bamber

Eve Hewson

Harris Dickinson

Himesh Patel

James Norton

Fyi: James is wearing Giorgio Armani.

Jeremy O. Harris

Fyi: Jeremy is wearing Burberry.

Joe Alwyn

Jon Kortajarena

Fyi: Jon is wearing Burberry.

Jude Law

Kaya Scodelario...

Andrew Cumming’s Stone Age thriller Out Of Darkness walked away with three awards at last night’s (November 17) Bafta Scotland ceremony, that took place in Glasgow.

The film was garlanded in the feature film, actor film and actress film categories, going to Kit Young and Screen Star of Tomorrow 2023 Safia Oakley-Green respectively.

Out Of Darkness follows a gang of early humans that suspect a malevolent being is hunting them down. The film shot in Northwest Highlands of Scotland and was released under the title The Origin by Signature Entertainment in February. Cumming was a Screen Star of Tomorrow in...

Netflix has submitted a total of 32 TV programs for awards consideration at the upcoming Golden Globes, and 20 for the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Gold Derby has learned exclusively.

Some of the streamer’s notable TV titles include Season 2 of “Squid Game,” the survival thriller starring Emmy and SAG winner Lee Jung-jae; popular new comedy “Nobody Wants This,” about an agnostic woman (Kristen Bell) and an unconventional rabbi (Adam Brody); and “Baby Reindeer,” the buzzy limited series that recently set the Emmys on fire, going home with six trophies. See the full list of submissions below, broken down by show.

Note that the Golden Globes have lead actor and lead actress categories that are separated by TV genres (drama/comedy/limited), but that the supporting actor and supporting actress races encapsulate all genres. As of last year, the organization also now offers an award for the best stand-up comedy special on television.

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Netflix is the biggest streaming platform in the world and it can be easily said that it has the best content library when it comes to TV shows and movies. In this article, we are going to list the best of the best shows currently available on the streaming service. We avoided popular titles like Love is Blind and Too Hot To Handle as we are not going to include reality TV shows in this list. Check out the best TV shows you can watch right now on Netflix below.

Baby Reindeer Credit – Netflix

Baby Reindeer is a psychological dark thriller comedy-drama series created by Richard Gadd. Based on the autobiographical one-man show of the same name by Gadd, the Netflix series follows a stand-up comedian who is forced to face his deeply buried trauma after a female fan begins stalking him.

Picture this: A restaurant in Rome, a chance encounter as table mates sharing space over dinner and an inspired conversation about fashion, art, film, marketing and more. It’s precisely that scene, which unfolded in Italy last April as Amazon MGM Studios head of global marketing Sue Kroll found herself seated across from Loewe creative director Jonathan Anderson at a last-minute dinner ahead of a glitzy Rome red carpet premiere for Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers, released by the studio and featuring costumes by the acclaimed Cfda international designer of the year.

The meeting, meal and chat produced the pictures that have Hollywood buzzing — in a good way — thanks to a surprise collaboration. The veteran top Hollywood executive stars in the Spanish luxury brand’s new spring-summer 2025 pre-collection campaign alongside of the moment stars like The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri, Baby Reindeer breakout Richard Gadd, Queer’s Drew Starkey and The White Lotus...

Exclusive: There was more buzz than usual around the Edinburgh Fringe this year as the Baby Reindeer effect took hold and Netflix may have just landed on the next play-to-tv hit.

In a competitive situation, Deadline is told that the streamer has secured the rights to Weather Girl, an apocalyptic one-woman play about a Californian weather girl in meltdown that staged sold out shows throughout August to rave reviews. We understand there were several U.S. buyers interested in Weather Girl and Netflix has just won out.

The play’s writer Brian Watkins (Outer Range) and star Julia McDermott (Women of the Movement) are both attached to the TV version, we are told. The project is in early stage development and may not make it to greenlight.

Intriguingly, Deadline understands A24 was also in town for Edinburgh and is interested in staging a U.S. version of the play at...

If the 2025 Golden Globes TV nominations were announced today, what would Gold Derby predict as the nominees and winners? Our predictions center officially opened on September 3, 2024 and already more than 1,300 people have made their television forecasts in the 11 categories for series (drama/comedy/limited) and acting (lead/supporting). So who’s out front to claim this year’s trophies, according to Gold Derby’s Golden Globe TV predictions 2025?

Below, see a snapshot in time of our racetrack odds for the 82nd annual ceremony, updated on October 30, 2024. How many of this year’s Golden Globe trophies will go to contenders who just prevailed at the 2024 Emmy Awards? As a reminder, Emmy’s trio of series champs were “Shōgun” for drama, “Hacks” for comedy, and “Baby Reindeer” for limited, and now all three are also predicted to triumph at the Globes.

See Make your Golden Globe predictions right now — it’s fun and easy!

A sneak preview of the “Squid Game” Season 2 is among the series set to be in the spotlight as Netflix unveils the return of its fall/winter awards campaign event “The Fall Edit: An FYSee Showcase” next month. This year’s gathering will take place over two weekends (Nov. 2-3 and Nov. 10) at Netflix’s Tudum Theater in Hollywood.

Contenders in drama, comedy and limited series include series that just won Emmys last month, including “Baby Reindeer” and “Ripley,” as well as new smash entry “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” and Season 2 of “The Diplomat.” Besides “Nobody Wants This,” special advance screens of upcoming new comedies “No Good Deed” (from Liz Feldman) and “A Man on the Inside” (from Mike Schur) will be featured.

Here’s a schedule of events:

Saturday, November 2, 2024

“Baby Reindeer”: “Creator, executive producer and writer Richard Gadd, alongside Emmy Award winner Jessica Gunning...

Labels like “comedy” and “drama” are fundamentally meaningless — except when it comes to TV awards, when the distinction can mean the difference between win and lose or a nomination and a snub. That’s why the denizens of Hollywood, eager to buck tradition and format for the sake of art most of the year, tend to lose their shit around Emmy season.

The annual debate resurfaced this past summer when The Bear scored 23 Emmy nominations and broke 30 Rock’s record for the most for a comedy in a single season. The genre, after all, was long-dominated by sitcoms — Frasier being the all-time Emmy with 37 wins, followed closely by The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Cheers. And while there’s no arguing that The Bear is an incredibly well-made piece of television, as evidenced by the eventual 11 wins in a diverse pool of categories, it’s not exactly brimming with levity.

Last month, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos enjoyed a coronation of sorts at the Royal Television Society conference in London, which the streaming giant was hosting. In a show of muscle, Netflix pulled in appearances from speakers including “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight and soccer star David Beckham, both of whom have projects at Netflix. Sarandos also took the opportunity to announce a first-look deal with “Baby Reindeer” creator Richard Gadd.

But it was his keynote speech that the audience, which included U.K. captains of industry such as BBC boss Tim Davie, had come to see. In it, Sarandos paid homage to the U.K.’s TV production sector but warned of the industry’s need to “embrace change.”

In recent years, however, it is the streamers who have had to change, particularly in Europe. When Netflix first arrived on the continent less than a decade ago, it imported a...

Timestalker, Joker, and Baby Reindeer all deal with the nasty side of romantic entanglement – is this the year of the bad romance?

In Alice Lowe’s Timestalker, in cinemas today, our put-upon heroine isn’t the luckiest in love.

After chasing the same scoundrel across 400 years and taking multiple sharp instruments to the head, you’d have thought Lowe’s Agnes would have learnt her lesson. Alas, the more Aneurin Barnard’s rogue signals his disinterest (usually by running away immediately after her grisly demise), the more she’s convinced he’s the man for her. This is because, though Barnard’s character lives multiple lives as a heretic, a highwayman and a heartthrob, the greatest trick the film pulls is the reveal that Agnes herself isn’t very nice.

Aptly, Timestalker arrives a week after Joker: Folie à Deux told the story of a similar character at the other end of the budgetary spectrum.

So many stars stepped out to attend the 2024 Time100 Next Gala at Chelsea Piers on Wednesday night (October 9) in New York City!

The annual event honors emerging stars across various industries, including entertainment. This year’s honorees included the likes of Sabrina Carpenter.

We pulled together photos of some of the biggest stars on the red carpet. That way you could see who was there and what they were wearing for the special event.

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Sabrina Carpenter

Kaia Gerber

Fyi: Kaia is wearing Ferragamo SS25 Rtw and Jimmy Choo shoes.

Nicola Coughlan

Renee Rapp

Fyi: Renee is wearing Willy Chavarria FW24 Rtw and Eéra jewelry.

Victoria Monet

Fyi: Victoria is wearing Jimmy Choo shoes.

Andy and Britainy Beshear

Adam Met

Alice Oseman

Kat Graham

Laufey

Ashley Park

Fyi: Ashley is wearing Elie Saab PF24 and Jimmy Choo shoes.

Jessica Gunning just won the Emmy Award for her breakout role on Netflix’s “Baby Reindeer.” And now she’d better make some room on her awards mantel, because Gold Derby predicts she will prevail at the upcoming Golden Globes, too. (Maybe she will sing her speech this time?)

The English actress leads our 2025 Golden Globe predictions for Best TV Supporting Actress, a catch-all category that combines performances from dramas, comedies, limited series and made-for-television movies. Gunning inhabits the character of Martha Scott, a former lawyer who begins stalking comedian/bartender Donny Dunn (Richard Gadd). The plot of “Baby Reindeer” is adapted from Gadd’s own life, and he just won three Emmys for producing, writing and starring in the project.

SEEKieran Culkin (‘A Real Pain’) takes the lead in Best Supporting Actor Oscar predictions

At this early stage, Gunning’s closest competitors at the Golden Globes look to be...

Earlier this month, UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer said that the TV and film business has to allow creators to be a “little more daring” in their work because “it’s gotten a bit repetitive.”

Zimmer was echoing comments from one of his agency’s hottest new clients, Baby Reindeer creator and star Richard Gadd, who proclaimed from the Emmys stage that “no slump was ever broken without a willingness to take risks.“

This is a message that is being touted across the agency, including by Allan Haldeman and Dan Erlij, partners and co-heads of the agency’s TV literary division.

Erlij said it was encouraging that a show like Baby Reindeer could clean up at the Emmys. “I think that larger spirit of people really being excited about original, new ideas, being recognized, finding an audience and being validated is great,” he said.

He added that it’s important streamers...

Andrew Cumming’s Stone Age thriller Out Of Darkness leads the film nominations for the 2024 Bafta Scotland Awards, nominated in three categories including best feature film.

The film, which follows a gang of early humans who suspect a malevolent being is hunting them down, also received nominations for actor film for Kit Young, and actress film for Safia Oakley-Green.

Scroll down for the full list of nominees

Out Of Darkness premiered at the BFI London Film Festival in 2022, before a UK-Ireland release in February this year by Signature Entertainment under the title The Origin.

Cumming, writer Ruth Greenberg and Oakley-Green...

The stars are stepping out in London!

Daisy Edgar-Jones, Josh O’Connor, Felicity Jones, and Joe Locke posed for photos as they arrived at the 2024 BFI London Film Festival’s Luminous Gala on Tuesday evening (Oct. 1) held at The Roundhouse in London, England.

The annual event is held to celebrate the film industry and to raise funds for the British Film Institute.

Following the event, we compiled photos of the stars in attendance so that you can see what everyone wore!

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Alfonso Cuaron

Daisy Edgar-Jones

Fyi: Daisy is wearing Gucci.

Dougray Scott

Edward Enninful

Ellie Bamber

Fyi: Ellie is wearing Chanel.

Felicity Jones

Haley Bennett

Hugh Grant & wife Anna Eberstein

Jessica Gunning

Dame Joan Collins

Joe Locke

Josh O’Connor

Kingsley Ben-Adir

Lashana Lynch

Marisa Abela

Naomi Ackie

Nathalie Emmanuel

Fyi: Nathalie is wearing Chanel.

Richard Gadd...

The lawsuit filed by Fiona Harvey, the Scottish woman who says she is the inspiration for Martha from Netflix’s “Baby Reindeer,” will go forward, after a California judge ruled that the show falsely claimed to be a “true story.”

Judge R. Gary Klausner ruled that the award-winning limited series “appears to present itself as fact” rather than star Richard Gadd’s interpretation. Klausner said “despite using fictional names for its characters, the Series is heavily based on reality” and that the show opens with “this is based on a true story” means Netflix can’t dismiss the lawsuit.

“There is a major difference between stalking and being convicted of stalking in a court of law,” he wrote in the ruling. “Likewise, there are major differences between inappropriate touching and sexual assault, as well as between shoving and gouging another’s eyes. While plaintiff’s purported actions are reprehensible, defendants...

A US-based judge has ruled that Fiona Harvey’s £132m case against Netflix drama Baby Reindeer can be pursued on the grounds of defamation after the show was wrongly billed as a “true story.”

Judge Gary Klausner noted that the show’s opening episode begins with the line “This is a true story,” which he said allows viewers to take the subsequent story as factual. He added that while Harvey’s “purported actions are reprehensible,” those depicted in the show are worse than what Harvey was accused of in reality.

The hit Netflix drama follows the story of creator Richard Gadd...

Netflix ist vor einem kalifornischen Gericht mit dem Antrag gescheitert, eine Verleumdungsklage im beschleunigten Verfahren abweisen zu lassen. Eingereicht worden war sie von der Frau, auf der die Stalkerin im Netflix-Hit „Rentierbaby“ basiert.

Die Martha-Schauspielerin Jessica Gunning in „Rentierbaby“ (Credit: Netflix)

In Kalifornien hat Richter Gary Klausner zur Netflix-Miniserie „Rentierbaby“ („Baby Reindeer“) befunden, dass das Format nicht die Kriterien für das Label „wahre Geschichte“ erfüllt, so wie der Streamer das Format verkaufte. Deswegen darf jetzt die echte „Martha“, auf der die Stalkerin-Figur in der Serie basiert, ihre Verleumdungsklage weiterverfolgen.

Die reale Person Fiona Harvey wirft der Serie vor, dass sie nicht den Creator Richard Gadd sexuell belästigt hätte und für Stalking ins Gefängnis wanderte, so wie es im Format erzählt wird. Gadd selbst sagte, dass Harvey ihn jahrelang stalkte, als er in einem Londoner Pub arbeitete, ihm an den Hintern langte und ihm Tausende von besorgniserregenden E-Mails und Voice Mails schickte.

Despite pleas from creator Richard Gadd to focus on the positive outcomes of his Netflix hit Baby Reindeer, a judge has ruled that Fiona Harvey – who says she is the real-life inspiration for stalker Martha Scott – can move forward with her $170 million defamation lawsuit.

A statement from U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner read, in part: “Defendants argue that a reasonable person would not understand that Martha is, in actual fact, Plaintiff, such that any statements about Martha would be about Plaintiff. In particular, Defendants argue that the similarities between Martha and Plaintiff are so broad that a reasonable person would not have been able to identify her. The Court disagrees.”

The written statement went on to further outline why Fiona Harvey has a case against Netflix and Baby Reindeer, saying the similarities between both Harvey and her so-called fictional counterpart are too specific to be considered broad characteristics.

Netflix’s motion to have the Baby Reindeer lawsuit dismissed was rejected Friday by the judge overseeing the case between Fiona Harvey — the alleged inspiration behind Martha in the hit series — and the streaming service.

In June, Harvey sued Netflix for then-$50 million, claiming “defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, gross negligence, and violations of Harvey’s right of publicity, arising out of the brutal lies Defendants told about her in the television series, Baby Reindeer.”

The following month, Netflix filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, with creator...

Netflix suffered a loss in court this week amid their attempts to have a defamation suit relating to their hit series Baby Reindeer dismissed.

Back in June, the streaming platform was sued for $170 million by Fiona Harvey. She alleges that the character Martha in the show is based on her, and that she was defamed by the portrayal.

The streaming platform vowed to defend themselves and attempted to have the case dismissed in court. However, their attempts were unsuccessful.

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According to reporting by Deadline, U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner disagreed with Netflix’s argument.

“Defendants argue that a reasonable person would not understand that Martha is, in actual fact, Plaintiff, such that any statements about Martha would be about Plaintiff,” he wrote in court documents. “In particular, Defendants argue that the similarities between Martha and Plaintiff are so broad that a reasonable...

A federal judge has allowed a $170 million defamation lawsuit against Netflix to move ahead regarding their hit series “Baby Reindeer.” U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner denied Netflix’s attempt to dismiss the case filed by Fiona Harvey. Harvey claims the show falsely portrayed her through a character named Martha.

The court found that a reasonable person could connect the Martha character to Harvey based on several similarities. Both worked as Scottish lawyers living in London. Their ages also matched details about the show’s creator Richard Gadd. Specifically, the series depicted Martha as being convicted twice for stalking, which Harvey says is untrue.

While Netflix argued Harvey’s reputation was already damaged, the judge ruled the portrayal could still be considered defamatory. Key evidence that may complicate Netflix’s defense came to light as well. The company had acknowledged to UK Parliament that Harvey was indeed never convicted of stalking.

Sometimes stories blur the lines between fact and fiction, leaving audiences curious about the real-life events behind compelling narratives. Richard Gadd’s Baby Reindeer, a series that has taken viewers on a rollercoaster of emotions, is no different. Through its harrowing storyline and unsettling subject matter, the show sheds light on the darker side of human interaction, i.e., stalking, trauma, and unresolved emotional scars.

Richard Gadd in Baby Reindeer | Netflix

But as the drama unfolds, one question arises, i.e., how much of Baby Reindeer is based on reality, and what happened to the individuals involved? This series has garnered immense interest, not only for its storytelling but also for the controversies it has stirred, including a high-profile lawsuit.

The True Story Behind Baby Reindeer Richard Gadd in Baby Reindeer | Netflix

Baby Reindeer is not just a fictional work but is based on Richard Gadd’s real-life experiences. The Scottish comedian,...

A judge ruled Friday that the Netflix show “Baby Reindeer” did not live up to its billing as a “true story,” allowing the real-life “Martha” to pursue her defamation lawsuit.

The woman, Fiona Harvey, alleged that the series, created by Richard Gadd, falsely implied that she sexually assaulted Gadd and gouged his eyes, and had been sent to prison for stalking him.

Netflix filed a motion to throw out the suit in July. In his defense, Gadd revealed that Harvey had stalked him for years when he worked at a London pub, would sometimes pinch his buttocks, and had sent him thousands of disturbing emails and voicemail messages. He ultimately reported her to the police and got a “harassment warning” — though she was not criminally prosecuted or sent to jail.

In his ruling on Friday, Judge Gary Klausner noted that the series opens with the line “This is a true story,...

Coming off an armful of big Emmy wins earlier this month, Baby Reindeer and Netflix took a big hit today as a federal judge ruled the big bucks defamation case against the dark comedy and the streamer will go forward.

First filed by self-declared real life Martha in June, the $170 million action is still set for a May 6, 2025 trial start, as Netflix came up short on their free speech proclaiming anti-slapp defense of the so-called “true story” saga of a UK comedian stalked by a female Scottish lawyer in London. Citing the much watched and highly acclaimed Baby Reindeer’s creator and star, the streamer has pledged from Day One “to defend this matter vigorously and to stand by Richard Gadd‘s right to tell his story.”

To that, Netflix did manage to see off the claims of negligence and right of publicity and get punitive damages stripped from the...

A federal court has advanced the key defamation claim in a lawsuit against Netflix over its portrayal of a woman depicted as a stalker in Richard Gadd’s Baby Reindeer, while dismissing other allegations.

U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner on Friday found that Netflix could’ve defamed Fiona Harvey, the inspiration behind Jessica Gunning’s Martha depicted as a twice-convicted stalker sentenced to five years in prison for sexual assault, by stating that the series was “based on a true story.” Netflix may have “insisted on adding” the disclaimer despite Gadd’s concerns, the court said.

“This suggests a reckless disregard of whether the statements in the series were false,” the order stated.

Baby Reindeer follows Gadd’s Donny Dunn, a struggling comedian who encounters Martha at the bar where he works. Martha is then revealed to be a dangerous, serial stalker. Over the course of multiple years,...

Anyone bored by this year’s Emmy winners just hasn’t been paying attention. This was a revolution. The idea that “Shōgun” could enter the drama race and then break the history books with 18 wins was astounding — and sure didn’t seem possible even a year ago. The fact that “Hacks,” in its third season, could upset “The Bear” — even as the incumbent still smashed the record for most wins for a comedy in a single year — has changed the balance of power in that race.

And then there was perhaps the biggest shift of the night: “The Traitors” ending the “RuPaul’s Drag Race” streak in reality competition series. That’s a field where “The Amazing Race” won 10, “Drag Race” won five and “The Voice” has four — so there wasn’t much movement in the category. “The Traitors” has at least busted things up, making for a more dynamic playing field.

Erik and Lyle Menendez are getting their own non-“Monsters” platform on Netflix.

Continuing a recent trend for true-crime series, Netflix will soon debut a documentary on the Menendez brothers to accompany their fictionalized Ryan Murphy series “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” which was released last week. The documentary, titled “The Menendez Brothers” and directed by Alejandro Hartmann, will be released on October 7.

Hartmann’s doc aims to offer “another perspective” on the infamous case. We got the trailer today — watch it below.

This one-two combination of a scripted series and then a documentary mirrors the strategy Peacock has employed with its “Dr. Death” seasons. NBCUniversal’s Peacock also recently released a series of Scott Peterson interviews from prison, which followed Netflix’s “American Murder: Laci Peterson.”

The first season of “Monsters,” centered on serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, was a massive viewership success for Netflix. It is currently...

Fiona Muir-Harvey, who claimed to be the inspiration for Martha on Baby Reindeer, has said that the show has scared her from leaving her own house. The allegedly autobiographical mini-series revolves around an up-and-coming comedian whose life takes a dark turn after a kind gesture. Harvey previously talked about being a possible inspiration for the character on Piers Morgan Uncensored.

The Miniseries Stars The Series’ Creator

Baby Reindeer starts up in a London pub, when an aspiring comedian, Donny Dunn, tries to cheer up a customer named Martha. However, Martha begins to become obsessive with Donny after the kind gesture. After a time-skip, Donny finds a mentor with television writer Darrien O’Connor, who begins to abuse him.

Baby Reindeer has also been the subject of critical acclaim. Most notably, the miniseries won six Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series.

Gadd himself won awards for Outstanding Writing and Outstanding Lead Actor.

Following Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd’s treble win at last weekend’s Emmy Awards – for acting, writing and producing the Netflix hit – the woman who claims he defamed her in his story of being stalked has shared the extent of her suffering.

Fiona Harvey told the Daily Mail newspaper that she is afraid to leave her home, following her identification as the inspiration for the drama about a failing comedian (Gadd playing himself) befriending a lonely woman Martha, who proceeds to bombard him with texts, emails and visits to the pub where he works.

Harvey said: “I am afraid to go outside out of fear of being attacked. Some weeks I do not leave my apartment. I am suffering from, among other things, constant panic attacks, chest pains, anxiety, nightmares, depression, nervousness, stomach pains, loss of appetite, fear and insomnia.”

Her lawyer, Richard Roth, described the situation to The...

Winning Emmys for a series you conceived, wrote, produced, directed, and starred in is just about the highest achievement you could imagine. But when that series is wrapped in controversy, it’s hard to avoid it even amid the celebration. Richard Gadd, the man behind Baby Reindeer, tried his best, however, on the night that the Netflix drama took home four Emmys.

In the press room at Sunday night’s Emmys, Richard Gadd was posed with a question about Fiona Harvey – the supposed inspiration for Martha Scott – who has launched a $170 million lawsuit against Netflix for the harmful depiction in Baby Reindeer, chiefly tied to defamation and emotional distress. But Gadd wouldn’t take the bait, redirecting with, “This is a night of celebration. I really don’t want to talk about any of that stuff. It’s easy in this day and age to focus on the negatives. This...

Exclusive: Newly minted Emmy winner Jessica Gunning has signed with UTA for representation in all areas.

The signing follows Gunning’s recognition from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie at the 76th annual Primetime Emmys for her role in Netflix’s Baby Reindeer.

In the critically acclaimed miniseries, Gunning stars as Martha Scott, a former lawyer with a criminal past who meets Donny Dunn, with whom she forms a toxic, co-dependent relationship that leads both into a dark and stressful reality.

Created by Gadd, Baby Reindeer won six Emmys including Outstanding Limited Series, Lead Actor and Writing for Gadd, and Gunning’s for Outstanding Supporting Actress nod. The show came into the September 15 ceremony with 11 nominations.

In her acceptance, she thanked Gadd for the experience.

“I’ve tried so many times...

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Netflix Dishes The Data

Being transparent: Long-serving Netflix execs love to ruminate on the era when the company was a DVD mailing service, but what felt pertinent this week was the streamer’s more recent transformation into an outfit that is very much at ease with transparency over viewing data. The murky days of walled gardens and numbers being kept hidden from even the most in-the-know producers appear behind us, and Ted Sarandos was in the English capital to beat this particular drum. In a fortuitous bit of timing that was probably more execution than luck, the CEO keynoted a Netflix-sponsored Rts London Convention event in the week that the streamer’s latest data dump revealed the Brits have this year, in common parlance,...

Awards shows are often only as memorable as the winners and their acceptance speeches. Heading into the 76th Emmys, the conventional wisdom was that Television Academy voters would make it a predictable sweep for “Shōgun” and “The Bear.” And indeed, both series did well, making history with their victories. But there were still enough surprises during the telecast, hosted by Eugene and Dan Levy, to make for an interesting night.

The biggest shocker, of course, came at the end of the broadcast, when “Hacks” pulled off an upset win over frontrunner “The Bear” in the outstanding comedy series category. That was a clear flex by the writer flank of the TV Academy to reward a beloved show that revolves around the business of comedy — as a point of contrast to shows that tip to the drama side of the dramedy equation. For producers Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay,...

The 76th Primetime “Emmy Awards”, celebrating ‘the best’ in television, with political grandstanding, aired September 15, 2024 on ABC:

Key Winners:

Best Drama Series: Shogun (FX)

Best Actress in a Drama Series: Anna Sawai, Shogun (FX)

Best Actor in a Drama Series: Hiroyuki Sanada, Shogun (FX)

Best Comedy Series: Hacks (HBO)

Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Jean Smart, Hacks (HBO)

Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Jeremy Allen White, The Bear (FX)

Best Limited Series: Baby Reindeer (Netflix)

Best Actress in a Limited Series: Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country (HBO)

Best Actor in a Limited Series: Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer (Netflix)

Additionally, The Bear’s Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Liza Colón-Zayas won awards for Best Supporting Actor and Actress in a Comedy Series and The Traitors won Best Reality-Competition Program.

Updated with additional details: Ted Sarandos, co-ceo of Netflix, is challenging his streaming competitors to be as “transparent” as his company is when it comes to publicizing what viewers are watching.

Touting Netflix’s next viewer report, due on Thursday, Sarandos said on Wednesday at the Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York City that “I don’t think we could be any more transparent than that,” and he added, “I’m hoping that the other folks in the business will follow suit on that.”

Sarandos intimated that Netflix would look very good in a side-by-side comparison, because people will be able to see a “phenomenal” amount of daily Netflix viewership happening across the globe. He said the viewership report will also demonstrate that “the biggest movies of the year are these movies that are made for Netflix and only playing on Netflix.”

Thursday’s report will show 94 billion hours...

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Jon Hamm in Mad Men || Credits: AMC

The show ran successfully for seven seasons from 2007 to 2015. Draper himself is quite a complex character, but there’s one thing that even he fears the most.

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Newly minted three-time Emmy Award winning actor and writer Richard Gadd's celebrations continue. The Baby Reindeer star and creator took home all three Emmys he was up for on Sunday, Sept. 15, and just two days later, he and Netflix locked down a deal to stay in business.

According to Deadline, Gadd signed on with Netflix for a multi-year first-look deal, which basically means the streamer will have the "first look" at new scripted content Gadd creates. In the coming years, we will surely be seeing much more of Gadd on our Netflix watch lists, whether starring in new shows and movies or behind the scenes as their creator and writer.

Baby Reindeer was released in April 2024 and became an overnight global sensation, ultimately taking up residence in Netflix's top 10 English-language shows ranking for about two months and racking up over 88 million views within its first three months. Even though...

Ted Sarandos isn’t losing too much sleep about Netflix series like the Emmy darling “Baby Reindeer” being sued for taking inspiration from true stories.

The Netflix co-ceo said during a keynote address at the Royal Television Society’s London Convention 2024 (via The Hollywood Reporter) that the $170 million lawsuit against the “Baby Reindeer” production is indicative of a uniquely British debate over series disclaimers about being inspired by a true story.

Sarandos said that the debate is “not happening anywhere else in the world” except Britain. He added that the show “is not a documentary” as “there are elements that are dramatized.”

Fiona Harvey, who is the real “Martha” as fictionalized in “Baby Reindeer,” has said the series is a “work of fiction” that has been “very defamatory” to her career. In the series, the Martha character is an alleged rapist and stalker. She has since filed a lawsuit against...

Iranian filmmakers Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha, whose My Favourite Cake premiered in Competition in Berlin, say they have been placed under a new travel ban by Iranian authorities, preventing Moghaddam from attending the film’s premiere in Sweden.

The Iranian government had previously banned the co-directors from attending the world premiere in Germany in February. The government recently returned their passports, however Moghaddam posted on Instagram that she was stopped by authorities at Tehran’s airport on the way to Sweden and informed that both filmmmakers were prohibited from leaving the country.

Sanaeeha told Screen that he was not traveling,...

Iranian filmmakers Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha, whose My Favourite Cake premiered in Competition in Berlin, say they have been placed under a new travel ban by Iranian authorities, preventing Moghaddam from attending the film’s premiere in Sweden.

The Iranian government had previously banned the co-directors from attending the world premiere in Germany in February. The government recently returned their passports, however Moghaddam posted on Instagram that she was stopped by authorities at Tehran’s airport on the way to Sweden and informed that both filmmmakers were prohibited from leaving the country.

Sanaeeha told Screen that he was not traveling,...

Swedish-Iranian filmmaker Maryam Moghaddam, whose feature My Favourite Cake co-directed with Behtash Sanaeeha premiered in Competition in Berlin, said she has been banned by Iranian authorities from traveling to attend the film’s premiere in Sweden.

The Iranian government had previously banned both directors from attending the world premiere at the Berlinale in February. They were recently given their passports back by the government, but Moghaddam said in a post on Instagram that she was stopped by authorities at Tehran’s airport on the way to Sweden and has been banned from leaving the country.

The filmmaker penned an open...

Exclusive: Richard Roth, the lawyer for Fiona Harvey, Baby Reindeer‘s real-life Martha, has responded to the show’s success at the Emmy Awards.

In a statement to Deadline, Roth said: “The Emmy wins confirm that Netflix’s strategy worked, going for the higher revenues and awards while leaving honesty and transparency behind.”

Roth is pursuing a $170M defamation lawsuit against Netflix, claiming that the darkly comic hit series, billed as a “true story,” was “the biggest lie in television history.”

They are suing by claiming Baby Reindeer portrayed Harvey, via the Martha character, as “a twice convicted stalker who was sentenced to five years in prison.” Netflix has conceded that Harvey has never been convicted of stalking. A trial is set for 2025.

Roth’s comments follow a staunch defense of the show from Netflix co-ceo Ted Sarandos, who has been in London speaking at a Royal Television Society event.

Fresh off six Emmy wins for Netflix’s “Baby Reinder,” the limited series’ creator, executive producer, writer and star Richard Gadd is expanding his relationship with the streamer with a multi-year scripted series first-look deal.

“I’m beyond thrilled to be continuing my creative journey with Netflix. They took a chance on me when I wasn’t proven in the television space for that I will always be grateful,” Gadd said in a statement. “I look forward to the years ahead with Netflix ideas with Ted, Bela, Anne, Peter and all the amazing staff who work at the company.”

News of the expanded partnership was revealed by Netflix co-ceo Ted Sarandos during The Royal Television Society (Rts) London Convention.

Based on the award-winning and hit Edinburgh Fringe one-man play, “Baby Reindeer” follows struggling comedian Donny Dunn’s (Gadd) warped relationship with his female stalker and the impact it has on...

The UK culture secretary Lisa Nandy is to bang the drum for more TV productions to be made out of London and the south-east, saying that it should shame the TV industry that it remains one of the most centralised in the UK.

In her first major speech on media and broadcasting, Nandy will later today (September 17) pose the question to TV leaders at the Rts London Convention as to why decision-making power remains predominantly in London.

“For all of the efforts made by many of you in this room, it should shame us all that television is one of...

Newly minted Emmy winner Richard Gadd has signed a first-look deal with Netflix.

The multi-year pact, which was announced by Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos at the Royal Television Society (Rts) London Convention on Tuesday, will see the Baby Reindeer auteur develop new scripted series for the streaming giant.

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