Netflix's New Thriller With 100% Rotten Tomatoes Is Now A Global Hit

Summary Despite its dark themes, Baby Reindeer incorporates comedy and has been hailed as original and thought-provoking.

The limited series achieved a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score and has become a global hit on Netflix.

Baby Reindeer's success is impressive as it features no big-name stars and had little marketing before its release.

Netflix's new thriller with a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, Baby Reindeer, is now a global hit. Created by and starring Richard Gadd, adapted from his one-man stage show of the same name which is based on a true story, the limited series follows the writer and performer's twisted relationship with his female stalker and the profound effect it has on him as he confronts a deeply buried dark trauma. Other than Richard Gadd in the lead role as Donny Dunn, the Baby Reindeer cast also includes Jessica Gunning and Nava Mau.

Now, after achieving a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, the new thriller series is a global hit. For the week of April 8-14, Baby Reindeer was Netflix's fifth most-watched TV series with 10.4 million hours viewed and 2.6 million individual views. It ranked between Bad Dinosaurs season 1, which finished fourth in its third consecutive week in Netflix's Global Top 10, and Ripley, which finished sixth in its second straight week on the chart.

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Why Baby Reindeer's Reviews Are So Positive

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Baby Reindeer is one of the rare TV shows to achieve a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes. It only has nine reviews from critics at the time of writing, so it is likely to lose its perfect rating as more reviews are published. However, it is still an impressive feat for the new Netflix series to achieve. Baby Reindeer's reviews paint it as a dark, complex, and compelling series that delves deep into dark themes such as trauma, self-destruction, and toxic relationships.

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However, despite its dark nature, Baby Reindeer has also been praised for incorporating comedy, which often catches the audience off-guard. Though the series can be unsettling for its depiction of stalking and sexual assault, Baby Reindeer is being hailed as a wholly original, unforgettable, and thought-provoking series. As indicated by it becoming a global hit on Netflix, viewers are also enjoying the series, with Baby Reindeer boasting an 88% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes at the time of writing.

What's especially impressive about Baby Reindeer's critical and viewership success is how the show seemingly came out of nowhere. The limited series doesn't feature any big-name stars, and it arrived on the streaming service with little marketing or fanfare from Netflix. Despite being virtually unknown before its release, Baby Reindeer has undoubtedly earned its status as a global hit by achieving a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score.

All seven episodes of Baby Reindeer are streaming on Netflix.

Source: Netflix