Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd is having more success with a Glasgow drama series.
The American television network HBO has opted for Lions, the working title of the next series by Fife-born Richard, and will co-produce the series with the BBC.
Richard will write and executive produce the six-episode, 45-minute drama series, which will span nearly 40 years from the 1980s to the present day, covering the relationship between two men from their meeting as teenagers to their falling out as adults.
Lions will begin production in Glasgow in early 2025 with Alexandra Brodski and Eshref Reybrouck directing, while Wendy Griffin will produce the series.
Tally Garner and Morven Reid will serve as executive producers for Mam Tor Productions, Richard, the BBC’s Gaynor Holmes and Gavin Smith for BBC Scotland.
Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd finds more success with Glasgow drama series
Richard’s Netflix series Baby Reindeer has been a huge hit for the streamer, becoming one of its most-watched shows since its April 11 debut.
Richard’s Netflix series Baby Reindeer has been a huge hit for the streamer, becoming one of its most-watched shows since its April 11 debut.
But so-called “real-life Martha” Fiona Harvey is demanding £135m from Netflix after claiming the streaming giant’s series was not based on a true story.
Baby Reindeer portrays Richard’s character, Donny Dunn, who is stalked by Martha, who has been in prison for a historical crime and is sent to prison for stalking him.
Internet sleuths easily discovered that the character was based on Fiona.
Netflix has pledged to “vigorously defend” a lawsuit worth millions of dollars.
It comes after Fiona was left too scared to go to the supermarket as fans of the Netflix show continue to harass her, her lawyers claimed.
The 49-year-old Scot, who claims to be the inspiration behind the Netflix stalking drama, is suing the streaming giant for at least $170 million for defamation and negligence.
Talking about news nationIn CUOMO, Harvey’s attorney, Richard Roth, argued that Harvey is not a public figure, adding that he felt she needed to come out as the real-life Martha because she was being harassed.
Gadd will write and executive produce the six-episode, 45-minute drama series, which will span nearly 40 years from the 1980s to the present, covering the relationship between two men from their meeting as teenagers to their falling out as adults.
It comes as real-life alleged Martha Fiona Harvey demands £135m from Netflix after claiming the streaming giant’s series was not based on a true story.
“She’s been harassed, harassed, receives death threats, is afraid to go out to buy food and is not a public figure,” Roth said.
“It’s destroyed, destroyed.”
Her lawyers argue that it was defamatory for Harvey to portray Martha as a convicted felon.
“When Netflix starts the series, it doesn’t say ‘this is based on a true story,’ it doesn’t say ‘this is inspired by a true story,'” Roth explained.
“It says five words: ‘This is a true story,’ so you better make sure it’s true.”
The lawyer continued: ‘Spoiler alert, during the series, it comes to light that she was convicted of stalking and spent four and a half years in prison. It never happened. She wasn’t even arrested.
“And then at the end of the series, she pleads guilty to four different charges of harassment and then receives four more felony convictions. So they portrayed this woman as a twice-convicted felon when she hasn’t even been arrested for anything.
Roth went on to say that the series made it too easy to identify the woman who inspired Martha.
‘Make it from a different heritage. “Give it a different accent,” Roth suggested, before adding, “They didn’t do anything.”
“Everything here leads to Fiona Harvey, and it’s very easy to find out who she is.”
Netflix has said it intends to “vigorously defend this matter” and defend Gadd’s “right to tell his story.”
