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'Baby Reindeer' has got everyone talking, including us

Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning in Baby Reindeer.
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Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning in Baby Reindeer.

The new Netflix series Baby Reindeer tells the haunting semi-autobiographical story of a man (Richard Gadd) who becomes the romantic obsession of a mentally ill woman (Jessica Gunning) who proceeds to stalk him. Eventually, her threatening actions force him to address a past trauma in his own life that leaves him shaken and confused.

Note: You can't really talk about this series without discussing a major revelation that occurs in episode four of its seven-episode season. So be warned: Spoilers ahead.

Glen Weldon is a host of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast. He reviews books, movies, comics and more for the NPR Arts Desk.