‘Baby Reindeer’ Director Richard Judd Signs With Netflix for First Look at Film

ExclusiveRichard Gad, who won three Emmys on Sunday for his hit Netflix limited series baby reindeer Netflix has signed a multi-year deal with the global streaming service to produce scripted series. Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos is expected to announce the deal today at the Royal Television Society conference in London.

While it was revealed in the wake of Baby RindyAfter the show’s breakout performance at the Emmys, where it dominated the long-form field with six wins, including best limited series, I heard the two sides agreed to the deal last month, after the show earned 11 Emmy nominations.

Netflix is ​​a logical partner for Gadd after their collaboration on baby reindeer Which became a global phenomenon, spending 8 weeks in Netflix’s Top 10 English-language TV shows list and garnering 88.4 million views in its first 91 days of release, briefly entering Netflix’s Top 10 Most Popular Series list.

However, I’ve heard there’s also interest from HBO who have a follow-up series for Gadd. baby reindeerBBC Drama BlackIt was picked up by the premium American broadcast network in June when Jade was already a household name due to baby reindeer‘hugely popular, Black The series was announced by the BBC in February, ahead of its premiere on Netflix in April.

Jad is the creator, writer, executive producer and star of baby reindeer Based on his award-winning one-man play, the film explores the twisted relationship between struggling comedian Donnie Dunn (Gad) and his stalker (Jessica Gunning) and the impact it has on him, eventually forcing him to confront a profound trauma. The film also stars Nava Mao and Tom Goodman-Hill.

“I am thrilled to continue my creative journey with Netflix,” said Jad. “They took a chance on me when I hadn’t established myself in television, and I will always be grateful for that. I look forward to the years ahead with Netflix’s ideas for Ted and Bella.” [Bajaria]that [Mensah]Peter [Friedlander] “And all the wonderful employees who work for the company.”

In addition to winning for Limited Series or Anthology Series, which Gad served as an executive producer on, baby reindeerGad’s six Emmy wins include Outstanding Lead Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Anthology and Writing for a Series, Miniseries or Anthology, both for Gad, giving him the rare distinction of winning as an actor, writer and producer in the same year. The series also won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Anthology for Gunning, Outstanding Choice Award for a Series, Miniseries or Anthology and Picture Editing for a Series, Miniseries or Anthology.

Produced by Clerkenwell Films, baby reindeer The film was executive produced by Gad, Petra Fried, Ed McDonald, Matt Jarvis, and Wim de Greef. It was directed by Veronika Tovelska and Josephine Bornbusch. Mathieu Molot was a producer.