Richard Gadd and Nava Mau speak exclusively with GAY TIMES about Baby Reindeer’s trailblazing portrayal of sexual abuse and the trans experience.
Warning: major spoilers ahead. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS HEADER BY YOSEF PHELAN Richard Gadd is, understandably, quite nervous.
This week sees the release of his Netflix series Baby Reindeer, a “comedic psychological thriller” (as he describes it) based on his acclaimed one-man play and Edinburgh Fringe hit of the same name that dramatises the queer comedian’s harrowing true experience of being stalked by a middle-aged woman named Martha (Jessica Gunning). “What’s the subscriber count for Netflix now, 260 million worldwide?
I’m not saying all of them will watch it, but there’s a certain degree of anxiety!” he laughs. Deeply horrifying, and at times, deeply hilarious, Baby Reindeer tackles some incredibly delicate themes, from sexual abuse to violence and substance abuse.