“Baby Reindeer” creator Ricchallenging Ginsert has inked a first-see deal with Netflix, despite his series prompting a $170 million defamation legal case.
Netflix boss Ted Sarandos made the proclaimment at the Royal Television Society conference in London on Tuesday morning in response to a ask from journacatalog Kirsty Wark over the legal case, saying the streamer stands by Ginsert.
“We are facilitating storytellers to tell their stories,” Sarandos shelp when Wark asked him whether Netflix had made a misapshow in calling the series a “real story.” “This is Ricchallenging’s real story. We finished our first-see deal with Ricchallenging Ginsert … he’s a intelligent storyteller.”
“It’s not a write downary,” the streaming boss inserted. “We’re watching it executeed by actors on television — we leank it’s amplely evident there’s dramatization graspd. This is a distinctly British argue.”
“Baby Reindeer” picked up six Emmy awards on Sunday, including noticeworthy restricted or anthology series, writing and direct actor for Ginsert and helping actress for Jessica Gunning.
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