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Richard Gadd Reveals Deleted Eighth Episode of ‘Baby Reindeer’ to Maintain Tension

At Future Vision in Melbourne he said he moved standout scenes into episode three to maintain the series’ unflinching tension

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Richard Gadd, winner of the Peabody Award for “Baby Reindeer.”
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Overview

  • Gadd filmed but ultimately shelved an episode set in Scotland where Donny spends time with his father and attends a soccer match
  • The storyline was developed after executives suggested audiences needed a break from the show’s dark stalking narrative
  • Gadd decided Martha’s absence hollowed the drama and repurposed the kitchen-infiltration scene as the opening of episode three
  • Baby Reindeer remains the target of Fiona Harvey’s $170 million defamation lawsuit over Netflix’s marketing as a true story
  • The seven-part series has won multiple Emmys and BAFTAs and drawn over 96 million views on Netflix