Ted Sarandos has defended Richard Gadd, creator of Netflix hit Child Reindeer, which has develop into the topic of a defamation lawsuit by a girl recognized by on-line sleuths as his alleged stalker.
The Netflix CEO instructed The Instances of London newspaper that he was “pleased with the present and the way in which Richard dealt with the story.”
In Child Reindeer, the stalker was imprisoned though the girl concerned stated she acquired no conviction. The present had a “true story” label connected to it, and Sarandos stated:
“It was nobody’s intent to make use of a label recklessly. That’s Richard’s true story. The truth that you’re watching on tv says that elements of it had been actually fictionalised and dramatised. I’m stunned that it’s a continued debate.”
In the identical interview, Sarandos reaffirmed the streamer’s dedication to native manufacturing, for instance The Gents and Bridgerton within the UK, and stated he was as stunned as anybody when exhibits similar to Child Reindeer grew to become international hits.
And he was requested to disclose his favorite non-Netflix present? His reply: The Bear, streamed on Disney+. Sarandos stated of the kitchen-based comedy drama now in its third sequence: “It holds TV to the next bar, which I like.”
