BABY Reindeer star and creator Richard Gadd’s next big TV series has been revealed.
The man of the hour won’t be working on a sequel to the hugely successful Netflix series – despite it topping the charts around the world.
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Instead, the in-demand comic will head to the BBC after creating and writing a new drama.
The next show will be titled Lions and will focus on male friendships, toxic masculinity and shame.
According to the official synopses of the highly anticipated series, the central characters are two brothers.
It’s not yet clear whether Richard will also star.
O provocation The series’ logline reads: “When Niall’s estranged ‘brother’ Ruben shows up at their wedding, it leads to an explosion of violence that catapults us back through their lives.
“Spanning nearly forty years, from the 1980s to the present day, this ambitious series will cover the highs and lows of the brothers’ relationship, from their meeting as teenagers to their fights as adults – with all the good, bad, terrible, funny, angry and challenging moments along the way.
“It will capture nature energy of a changing city – even a changing world – and trying to get to the bottom of the difficult question… What does it mean to be a man?”
The BBC announced it had ordered the series in February, but at the time it failed to create much of a buzz as Baby Reindeer had yet to hit our screens.
It is now set to be one of the most anticipated programs on the network’s upcoming schedule.
Filming has not yet begun, so it is believed the show will not air until 2025.
It will be set and filmed in Glasgow.
As for Baby Reindeer, it is believed that the show will not have a second series as it is a closed story that was told, based on Gadd’s stage show of the same name.
That said, neither Netflix nor Gadd have officially commented on whether or not a second run could be in the works.
Turns out fans are obsessed with the word-of-mouth sensation, a semi-autobiographical tale in which Gadd’s character Donny is the victim of a stalker named Martha (played by Jessica Gunning).
Online detectives clamor to find the ‘real Martha’, despite Gadd insisting they don’t.
BABY REINDEER BY NUMBERS
The Netflix series became a huge success…
- 13.3 million Number of viewers who watched the show during the first week
- 7 Number of episodes in the series
- 41,071 Number of emails that Richard claims were sent by the real-life Martha
- 64 Percentage increase in viewers that the program gained in the second week, compared to the first
- 97 The show’s percentage score on industry bible Rotten Tomatoes
- 30 Number of countries in which the series topped the Netflix charts
Last night, the woman accused of being the inspiration behind the character spoke to The Sun, giving us something to talk about on the show.
University of Aberdeen law graduate Fiona Harvey has told how she plans to sue Netflix over how she is allegedly portrayed on screen.
Harvey told how he will represent himself in any legal action against the US-based streaming giant, insisting: “I’m going to kick their ass.”
She told The Scottish Sun: “I have a complaint against Netflix as this is being advertised as part of a true story.
“There’s a fat actress who should be me.
“I am a highly competent lawyer. I would have to do it alone. I’m very good.
“I have a photographic memory and can memorize huge files. I was the best in my school at everything.”
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