Netflix is embroiled in a desperate push to win “Baby Reindeer” an Emmy — and is vowing to fight a $170 million lawsuit over the hit series. The streamer has flown show creator and star Richard Gadd and co-star Jessica Gunning over to the US from the UK for a softball-question promotional tour. The co-stars made their US morning TV debut on the “Today” show last week, when they were interviewed by Hoda Kotb and made no mention of the real-life drama that has been bubbling up behind the scenes.
That same day, the two took part in a SAG-AFTRA panel. But hours later. Fiona Harvey — the woman who has come forward to allege that Gadd based his on-screen stalker on her — filed her long-promised suit in Los Angeles federal court.
The suit accuses Netflix of “defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, gross negligence, and violations of Harvey’s right of publicity rising out of the brutal lies defendants told about her in the television series, ‘Baby Reindeer.'” Netflix broke its silence Monday, and told The Post, “We intend to defend this matter vigorously and to stand by Richard Gadd’s right to tell his story.” Meanwhile, industry sources told The Post that “Baby Reindeer” is already viewed as a hot favorite to win limited series at the Emmys in September, with Gunning and Gadd expected to earn acting nods when nominations are announced June 17.
Nomination voting begins Thursday. On Monday, the show led the 2024 Television .
