Kate Abbott

4 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Kate Abbott

Baby Reindeer, Richard Gadd’s groundbreaking semi-autobiographical saga about his years of abuse and being stalked, has been nominated for the most 2025 TV Bafta awards. The Netflix drama – which claimed to be a true story, prompting the woman who allegedly inspired the stalker character to sue for defamation – leads the pack with eight nominations, including a leading actor nod for Gadd as the traumatised comic Donny Dunn.

Jan 2, 2025 | theguardian.com | Stuart Heritage |Kate Abbott

Missing YouThanks to shows including last year’s Fool Me Once, Harlan Coben has become one of Netflix’s biggest ever hitters. Missing You, in which a police detective’s fiance goes missing, only to turn up on a dating app, is almost certain to continue this streak. Now on NetflixPlaying NiceWhat would you do if you found out your child wasn’t related to you after all?

Dec 30, 2024 | theguardian.com | Kate Abbott |Alexi Duggins |Stuart Heritage |Hollie Richardson

A Very Royal ScandalYes, the Prince Andrew/Emily Maitlis head-to-head was the TV moment of 2019, and it is unlikely that any television interview will ever be as jawdropping again. But why did we need not just one but two screen recreations of it this year? This one came with Maitlis’s blessing, but sadly already existed in the shadow of Netflix’s Scoop. Despite excellent turns by Michael Sheen and Ruth Wilson, it never felt anything other than slight and superfluous.

Dec 26, 2024 | theguardian.com | Hollie Richardson |Alexi Duggins |Kate Abbott |Stuart Heritage

SlipThe premise sells itself: a thirtysomething woman is transported to a parallel life each time she orgasms. But, actually, this lends itself surprisingly well to digging deep into millennial frustrations, anxiety and ennui. Zoe Lister-Jones plays Mae Cannon, a New York art curator who feels stuck in a rut with her life – specifically with her longterm husband.

Aug 24, 2024 | msn.com | Alexi Duggins |Kate Abbott |Stuart Heritage

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