EntertainmentBaby Rena, Netflix’s hit, is it really based on real events? The production, which is among the most watched on the platform, tells the story of a comedian pursued by a woman obsessed with him today at 2:45 pm

Baby Reindeer (Baby Reindeer) premiered on April 11th on Netflix and quickly became one of the most watched productions on the streaming platform. One of the main aspects of the production is the fact that it is inspired by a real experience lived by Richard Gadd, creator, screenwriter, producer and protagonist of the series. But how faithful to reality is the novelty?

In Baby Reindeer, Gadd plays the comedian Donny Dunn – a version of himself – who is desperate to fulfill his dream of making a living from his art. However, while that doesn’t happen, he works as a bartender in a London bar.

On what seemed like another ordinary day, Martha (Jessica Gunning) enters the establishment. Dunn He asks her what she would like to drink, but the woman, who introduces herself as a lawyer with great personalities, says she has no money. Compassionate the bartender offers a complimentary cup of tea, unaware that he was beginning a disturbing relationship with the woman. Watch the trailer:

What is real and what is fiction in Baby Reindeer?

At the beginning of each episode of Baby Reindeerthe message “inspired by real events” appears on the screen. However, despite the statement, Gadd admitted that the series is not a reliable portrait of what happened to him, but several situations he experienced and people he met, which were fitted into the series’ narrative:

“The skeleton of the story is absolutely true”declared to the The Guardian. However, Gadd admitted that the story was not as “morbidly moving” in real life: “The feelings you have most when you’re being harassed are relentless boredom and frustration. I didn’t want the public to feel that.”he declared.

A Variety, Gadd He also said that other concerns, when creating the story, were to protect those involved in the events, as it was not his intention to reveal anyone’s dirt with the Netflix series, even in the case of the woman who harassed him:

“It’s all 100% emotionally true, if that makes sense. It’s all borrowed from cases that happened to me and from real people I’ve met. But of course you can’t make it the exact truth, both for legal and artistic reasons.”he explained.

“I mean, there are certain protections, you can’t just copy someone else’s life and name and put it on television. And obviously we were aware that some characters are vulnerable people, so you don’t want to make their lives harder. So you have to change things to protect yourself and other people.”Gadd added.

Recently, including Gadd asked fans of the production to stop speculating about the real identities of the characters portrayed in the story. “People I love, worked with, and admire (including Sean Foley) are being unfairly implicated in speculation.”it started.

“Please don’t speculate about who people could be in real life. That’s not the point of the show. Much love, Richard“he completed.

Jessica Gunningwhich interprets the stalker Marthaalso talked about how “It’s sad that people are playing detective” to try to discover who are the people who inspired Baby Reindeer:

“If you like the series and are a fan of it, you should understand that the story of Martha It is Donny It’s what connects you [à produção]and not try to do detective work to discover the true identities [dos personagens]”declared to the program The Editfrom the BBC. “I think it’s sad and I urgently ask that they rewatch the series and see that this is not her goal at all.”

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