‘Baby Reindeer,’ the Surprise Netflix Hit, Nabs 11 Emmy Nods

The surprise hit “Baby Reindeer,” a Netflix drama about a comedian and his stalker, picked up 11 Emmy nominations on Wednesday, including one for best limited series.

The seven-episode show, which was viewed more than 56 million times in the four weeks after it debuted, according to data released by Netflix, follows an aspiring comedian named Donny Dunn as he is tormented by a woman named Martha, primarily through emails and voice mail messages.

The series was created by the comedian Richard Gadd, who plays Dunn. It was billed as a true story based on Gadd’s experience, which led to online efforts to uncover the actual identities of the characters onscreen — and eventually embroiled the streaming service in a legal dispute.

Fiona Harvey, a woman who says the Martha character was modeled after her, sued Netflix last month for defamation, claiming that the show falsely suggested that she was a convicted stalker. Netflix has said it stands by “Gadd’s right to tell his story.”

Along with “Baby Reindeer,” the nominees for outstanding limited series include: “Fargo” (FX), “Lessons in Chemistry” (Apple TV+), “Ripley” (Netflix) and “True Detective: Night Country” (HBO).