Baby Reindeer

one of the newer arrivals worth your time, Baby Reindeer is currently streaming in Australia on Netflix, and in the US on Netflix with a 8/10 audience score that speaks for itself. 7 episodes — the right length to tell the story it is telling. Television that earns its era label is rarer than the number of shows attempting it suggests — most of what gets called prestige TV is really just expensive TV. Baby Reindeer is one of the genuine examples: the craft is there in the writing, the performances, and the way it handles its subject matter. Richard Gadd's involvement signals the kind of production that attracts serious talent and uses it properly. Available now on streaming — no excuses left for not watching it.

Part of the current wave of streaming-era originals, Baby Reindeer follows a path that stands out in a crowded field. When a struggling comedian shows one act of kindness to a vulnerable woman, it sparks a suffocating obsession which threatens to wreck both their lives. Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It aired in 2024. The writing trusts the audience to sit with ambiguity rather than wrapping every episode in a tidy conclusion — it is the approach that separates good drama from great.

The show you recommend to people who say they do not really watch TV. Baby Reindeer tends to convert them. The complete run is available and worth treating as a single long film if your schedule allows. The quality of the character writing is the reason it holds up on rewatch, when you can see the groundwork being laid in early episodes for things that only pay off much later. One of the more rewarding dramas of its era, and one that rewards the patience it asks of you. Richard Gadd is the centre of it, and it is one of their strongest performances on record.