Woman stalks man: The Netflix series “Baby Reindeer” is based on the real experiences of comedian Richard Gadd, and he plays the main role. Touching, shocking and really crazy.
Series based on comedians’ real experiences are not a modern invention. Roseanne, one of the most successful sitcoms of the ’80s, says lead actress Roseanne Barr, is based on her experiences as a mother navigating bankruptcy. Chris Rock has in Everyone hates Chris officially processed his own childhood experiences with particular attention to poverty and racism in Brooklyn. But a man who talks about years of stalking, 40,000 unwanted emails and his own rape? British comedian Richard Gadd moved with this in 2019 when he created the template for the new Netflix series Baby reindeer brought to the theater stage, to a completely different terrain.