Stephen King is like most viewers with his reaction to the new Netflix series Baby Reindeer. After earning high praise from critics and viewers, the series has gotten quite the reaction from horror mastermind Stephen King.

In the series, which is inspired by true events, a comedian finds himself stalked by an obsessive woman. Though its subject matter is very dark, the series has shined with its acclaimed acting and writing. King shared his sentiments with a short post on X, that conveyed his reaction with few words. The post simply read, "BABY REINDEER. Holy shit."

King is not alone. After the series initially debuted with a perfect score at Rotten Tomatoes, it's still maintaining a near-perfect number at 97 percent with an 84 percent audience score. Richard Gadd created the series and also stars as a fictionalized version of himself, while Jessica Gunning plays Martha Scott, his stalker. Nava Mau, Tom Goodman-Hill, Nina Sosanya, Michael Wildman, and Shalom Brune-Franklin also star.

“I think life is a comedy-drama,” Gadd said of the series including some dark humor along with hits thriller elements. “Some of the darkest places I’ve been in, I’ve found giggles somehow. And some of the funniest places I’ve been in, including backstage at comedy clubs with other comedians, can be the most depressing places as well. I always think life is a mixture of light and shade. So I wanted Baby Reindeer to be a blend of them both.”

On taking a different approach with his portrayal of stalking with the new series, Gadd added, “Stalking on television tends to be very sexed-up. It has a mystique. It’s somebody in a dark alleyway. It’s somebody who’s really sexy, who’s very normal, but then they go strange bit by bit. But stalking is a mental illness. I really wanted to show the layers of stalking with a human quality I hadn’t seen on television before. It’s a stalker story turned on its head. It takes a trope and turns it on its head.”

Baby Reindeer Might Be a Big Player at the Primetime Emmy Awards

There is already chatter that the series could be a big contender when it comes time for awards season. The show will officially compete in the Limited Series category for this year's Primetime Emmy Awards, and given the acclaim it's drawn, it would seem that the show has a good chance ad scoring the nomination.

Baby Reindeer is streaming on Netflix.

Source: Stephen King on X