The show is written by, produced by, and stars Richard Gadd, depicting his own experiences of being stalked.
Before becoming a Netflix show, Richard Gadd toured Baby Reindeer as a one-man show at the Edinburgh Fringe festival and London's West End.
British news reports say the real "Martha" has come forward (was interviewed by Piers Morgan) saying that Richard Gadd was the actual stalker. She says she's been revealed by internet sleuths who she says have been threatening to kill her. She is not named, but says she will be filing a lawsuit against Gadd and Netflix, despite never doing anything when the play was produced and playing nearby.
Filmed just 50 miles from writer and star actor Richard Gadd home in Wormit, nr Fife, Scotland.