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Ted Sarandos Defends ‘Baby Reindeer’ Amid Netflix Lawsuit: “That Is Richard’s True Story”


The streamer CEO said it was the "true story" of creator Richard Gadd.

Ted Sarandos has defended Richard Gadd, creator of Netflix hit Baby Reindeer, which has become the subject of a defamation lawsuit by a woman identified by online sleuths as his alleged stalker. In the same interview, Sarandos reaffirmed the streamer’s commitment to local production, for example The Gentlemen and Bridgerton in the UK, and said he was as surprised as anyone when shows such as Baby Reindeer became global hits. Sarandos said of the kitchen-based comedy drama now in its third series: “It holds TV to a higher bar, which I like.”

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