Since its release in April, Netflix’s true crime drama “Baby Reindeer” has become a pop-culture phenomenon.
The series was created by its lead actor, Richard Gadd, who plays a fictional version of himself called Donny Dunn. It’s based on his experiences with being stalked by a woman earlier in his career, when he was trying to make it as a comedian.
Buzz around the show quickly snowballed, as audiences tried to track down Dunn’s stalker, Martha Scott, and his abuser, Darrien.
Forensic psychologist, Dr. Ruth Tully, told Business Insider that true-crime shows like “Baby Reindeer” turn audiences into armchair detectives because the genre blurs the lines between entertainment and reality.
The speculation culminated in early May when Piers Morgan interviewed Fiona Harvey, a 58-year-old Scottish woman who claimed to be “the real” Martha Scott. She sued Netflix in June, claiming the show ruined her life.
Gadd filed a declaration of support for the streamer in July, which included emails, voicemails, and hand-written letters that he alleged Harvey sent him.
Here’s a complete timeline of the “Baby Reindeer” drama.
