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Richard Gadd comments on the second season of Baby Reindeer after its Emmy success

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Baby reindeer Star and creator Richard Gadd has rejected all talks of a second season despite the resounding success of his hit Netflix series.

The series is about Gadd's real-life experience dealing with a stalker and overcoming the trauma of sexual abuse and won four awards in the most important categories at the Emmy Awards on Sunday.

On Sunday, Baby Reindeer won the award for best miniseries or anthology series, Jessica Gunning won best supporting actress and Gadd won best actor and best screenplay. Supporting actors Tom Goodman-Hill and Nava Mau were also nominated for their roles.

The 35-year-old Scottish comedian used his acceptance speech to encourage “struggling” abuse victims to “keep going” and promised them that “everything will be OK.”

But despite this success, Gadd is not interested in doing another season of Baby reindeerIn conversation with IndieWire At the Emmys, when asked if he wanted to turn the show into an anthology, Gadd replied, “I don't think so.”

He added: “I was so proud of that ending – I fought really hard for that ending. I really wanted Baby Reindeer to end the way it did. I really fought for it and I don't think it could have ended better.”

Gadd continued: “It couldn't have ended better, and the first season is completely well-rounded, which I love, and so I think it's better to leave some things that way. There's so much love for it, I just think leaving it there on the platform as some kind of artistic gem for people to enjoy and discover, that's absolutely fine with me.”

Baby reindeer The Emmy wins come just days after Fiona Harvey filed a defamation lawsuit against Netflix over the Baby reindeer Despite all the controversy, a negotiation date was set for 2025.

Harvey, the Scottish lawyer identified by internet sleuths as the inspiration for the show's stalker character Martha Scott, is attempting to sue the streamer for defamation after claiming the story was inaccurate and falsely portrayed her as a convicted criminal who served time in prison for stalking.

A federal judge has set May 6 as the start date for Harvey's lawsuit against Netflix, and the proceedings are expected to last about two weeks, according to Deadline.

Gadd's next project will be the BBC and HBO show Lionsa six-part series set and filmed in Glasgow that questions notions of contemporary masculinity.

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