Content warning: This article discusses topics that may be triggering to some readers, including stalking, grooming, and sexual assault.
"Baby Reindeer" is the latest Netflix phenomenon, the must-see limited series that people can't stop talking about. Starring Scottish comedian Richard Gadd and based on his award-winning play of the same name, "Baby Reindeer" is a dramatized look at real events Gadd endured when he was stalked by a woman he refers to as "Martha," and how his prior, unresolved history with sexual assault directly influenced how he responded to the situation. Given that Gadd is essentially reliving his trauma, "Baby Reindeer" differs from the majority of "based on true events" adaptations in that the person telling the story was actually there. There's no mystery to solve because the show's survivor is the one shaping the narrative.
But despite Gadd's tireless attempts to keep the identities of his abuser, his stalker,...
"Baby Reindeer" is the latest Netflix phenomenon, the must-see limited series that people can't stop talking about. Starring Scottish comedian Richard Gadd and based on his award-winning play of the same name, "Baby Reindeer" is a dramatized look at real events Gadd endured when he was stalked by a woman he refers to as "Martha," and how his prior, unresolved history with sexual assault directly influenced how he responded to the situation. Given that Gadd is essentially reliving his trauma, "Baby Reindeer" differs from the majority of "based on true events" adaptations in that the person telling the story was actually there. There's no mystery to solve because the show's survivor is the one shaping the narrative.
But despite Gadd's tireless attempts to keep the identities of his abuser, his stalker,...
- 4/24/2024
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
J.K. Rowling has lashed out at Sky News for failing to make clear that a convicted murderer was a transgender woman.
“I’m so sick of this sh**,” Rowling wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, linking to a Sky News post that did not refer to the fact that Scarlet Blake is transgender.
I'm so sick of this shit. This is not a woman. These are #NotOurCrimes https://t.co/ycjWefLCiw
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) February 26, 2024
“This is not a woman. These are #NotOurCrimes,” Rowling stated.
Sky News has been contacted for comment. The Comcast-owned news outlet’s written story on Blake’s sentencing notes she is transgender, but well down the piece.
Blake was jailed for life on Monday for a murder she carried out after watching Netflix documentary Don’t F*** With Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer, which spotlighted killer Luka Magnotta.
Blake tortured a...
“I’m so sick of this sh**,” Rowling wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, linking to a Sky News post that did not refer to the fact that Scarlet Blake is transgender.
I'm so sick of this shit. This is not a woman. These are #NotOurCrimes https://t.co/ycjWefLCiw
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) February 26, 2024
“This is not a woman. These are #NotOurCrimes,” Rowling stated.
Sky News has been contacted for comment. The Comcast-owned news outlet’s written story on Blake’s sentencing notes she is transgender, but well down the piece.
Blake was jailed for life on Monday for a murder she carried out after watching Netflix documentary Don’t F*** With Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer, which spotlighted killer Luka Magnotta.
Blake tortured a...
- 2/26/2024
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s slightly ironic that Tinder has chosen London’s creative neighborhood of Shoreditch as a key target for its first global ad campaign, splashing some major spend on scores of bold, brightly colored billboards asserting that it all “starts with a swipe.” Although the area’s demographic — hectic, switched-on 20- and 30-somethings forever glued to their phones and laptops — would seem the perfect audience, it’s unlikely that many realize that just around the corner from the hoardings sits the company responsible for making the dating app’s most notorious swiper globally famous.
Raw, the production banner that now sits over three busy floors of an otherwise unremarkable office block on Curtain Road — once home to the U.K.’s earliest theaters (Shakespeare would perform many of his plays nearby) — had had numerous hits before The Tinder Swindler dropped on Netflix in February 2022. But the feature documentary — unraveling the...
Raw, the production banner that now sits over three busy floors of an otherwise unremarkable office block on Curtain Road — once home to the U.K.’s earliest theaters (Shakespeare would perform many of his plays nearby) — had had numerous hits before The Tinder Swindler dropped on Netflix in February 2022. But the feature documentary — unraveling the...
- 5/12/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix‘s true-crime documentary Don’t Pick Up the Phone follows the story of a mysterious caller impersonating the police to provoke fast-food managers to strip search and assault employees accused of theft. The news surrounding these sick and twisted phone calls inspired fictionalized retellings of the hoax, leaving many viewers just as shocked and appalled.
If you enjoy true crime shows and documentaries, here are some things you’ll want to watch after Don’t Pick Up the Phone:
A shot from Netflix’s Don’t Pick Up the Phone trailer | Netflix via Youtube The 2012 film ‘Compliance’ based on the events
In 2012, Compliance premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, starring Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, Pat Healy, and Bill Camp. Available on Amazon, the movie is largely based on one of the incidents described in Don’t Pick Up the Phone that occurred in Mount Washington, Kentucky, in 2004.
Like the three-part Netflix documentary,...
If you enjoy true crime shows and documentaries, here are some things you’ll want to watch after Don’t Pick Up the Phone:
A shot from Netflix’s Don’t Pick Up the Phone trailer | Netflix via Youtube The 2012 film ‘Compliance’ based on the events
In 2012, Compliance premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, starring Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, Pat Healy, and Bill Camp. Available on Amazon, the movie is largely based on one of the incidents described in Don’t Pick Up the Phone that occurred in Mount Washington, Kentucky, in 2004.
Like the three-part Netflix documentary,...
- 3/1/2023
- by Rose Burke
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Netflix limited series “Inventing Anna” delights in telling the (mostly) true story of “fake heiress” Anna Delvey (aka Anna Sorokin). But if you’re still itching for more once you reach the end of the nine episodes, we have you covered. Below, we’ve rounded up a list of shows like “Inventing Anna” to watch next if you dug the Netflix series’ take on high-end con artistry. These recommendations range from other true crime tales about individuals keeping their true identities/past murky to tales of internet sleuthing to fictionalized stories that tackle similar themes. So if you’re sad “Inventing Anna” is over and don’t want the (hopefully VIP) party to end, try one of these shows next.
Dirty John Bravo
If it’s more of the true crime aspect of “Inventing Anna” that you crave, check out “Dirty John.” Based on the podcast of the same name,...
Dirty John Bravo
If it’s more of the true crime aspect of “Inventing Anna” that you crave, check out “Dirty John.” Based on the podcast of the same name,...
- 2/19/2022
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
When three part documentary Don’t F**k With Cats landed on Netflix in 2019 it became and instant sensation. It was both utterly fascinating and incredibly disturbing and became one of Netflix’s top five watched docs of that year, but also prompted discussions about whether the series itself could be seen as part of the problem.
The series is about Luka Magnotta, a Canadian man who was absolutely desperate to be famous and after his attempts at a career as an actor, a model and a reality TV star were unsuccessful started posting animal cruelty videos online. The series follows the internet sleuths who tracked him from the first terrible kitten videos he posted, up until the point where he actually committed the murder of Chinese student Jun Lin which he filmed and posted.
It’s an incredible story, told as a thriller. But in a series of BAFTA...
The series is about Luka Magnotta, a Canadian man who was absolutely desperate to be famous and after his attempts at a career as an actor, a model and a reality TV star were unsuccessful started posting animal cruelty videos online. The series follows the internet sleuths who tracked him from the first terrible kitten videos he posted, up until the point where he actually committed the murder of Chinese student Jun Lin which he filmed and posted.
It’s an incredible story, told as a thriller. But in a series of BAFTA...
- 7/22/2020
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
With the scope of possibility in visual effects and the boundlessness of imagination there are very few places we cannot explore in fiction nowadays… that is unless we explore stories that are stranger than fiction. There is a tangible thirst for the real; the overwhelming response to Netflix documentary Making a Murderer in the news and social media, as just one example, exposes the desire for and importance of representation of real events available to be streamed to a large audience. We love a case we can really sink our teeth into and, whether on screen or off, documentary even has the power to deliver justice.
Through documentary, we are offered a look into the actions, beliefs and injustices of others whose lives and experiences are vastly different to our own. We are introduced to events that we can become invested in and leave feeling as though we have a...
Through documentary, we are offered a look into the actions, beliefs and injustices of others whose lives and experiences are vastly different to our own. We are introduced to events that we can become invested in and leave feeling as though we have a...
- 3/19/2020
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
What happens when you mix cats, a couple of Facebook watchdogs and a deranged killer who publishes homicidal videos to the Internet? One of the most talked-about (and disturbing) true-crime shows in recent memory.
(Spoiler Warning: Plot Details Ahead)
“Don’t F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer,” about a group of Facebook sleuths attempting to track down Luka Magnotta, the Montreal native arrested for the killing and dismembering of Jun Lin in 2012 – this after Magnotta anonymously recorded himself torturing and killing several cats – has been clawing at Netflix viewers ever since its December release. Just two weeks after debuting, “Cats” was listed as one of Netflix’s Top 5 most-watched documentaries of 2019. One month later, the pulpy three-part series remains one of streamer’s buzzier titles.
Variety recently caught up with director Mark Lewis as well as one of the series’ primary gumshoes, Deanna Thompson, who, using the alias Baudi Moovan,...
(Spoiler Warning: Plot Details Ahead)
“Don’t F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer,” about a group of Facebook sleuths attempting to track down Luka Magnotta, the Montreal native arrested for the killing and dismembering of Jun Lin in 2012 – this after Magnotta anonymously recorded himself torturing and killing several cats – has been clawing at Netflix viewers ever since its December release. Just two weeks after debuting, “Cats” was listed as one of Netflix’s Top 5 most-watched documentaries of 2019. One month later, the pulpy three-part series remains one of streamer’s buzzier titles.
Variety recently caught up with director Mark Lewis as well as one of the series’ primary gumshoes, Deanna Thompson, who, using the alias Baudi Moovan,...
- 1/27/2020
- by Stuart Oldham
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has a new true crime documentary with a title that's sure to put viewers off from the start: Don't F—k With Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer. Chances are, you've seen somebody tweet about this. You've heard from a colleague at a holiday party about the show. Your cousin told you about the time he saw the original video. Don't F—k With Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer is everywhere. Is it the new true Making a Murderer? Time will tell, but, as the title of the documentary series implies, this show is striking quite a different cord with viewers. In the trailer below, those involved in the internet search for Luka Magnotta detail how his alleged video with cats prompted their...
- 12/20/2019
- E! Online
Burgeoning with true-crime content, Netflix is taking a step forward in exploring cases in the digital age. Now, the streaming giant will take on one of the grisliest internet murderers: Luka Magnotta, the infamous Canadian porn star. The colorfully titled Don't F**ck With Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer is a three-part docuseries following the internet sleuths and animal rights activists who tracked down Magnotta while he was on the lam after posting a video of himself murdering and dismembering international student Jun Lin. It goes without saying that this isn't a story for the faint of heart - the events leading up to Magnotta's arrest in June 2012 are just as heinous and dark as you'd imagine.
Who Was Luka Magnotta?
Born Eric Clinton Kirk Newman in 1982, Magnotta started his career as a porn actor, stripper, model, and male escort. His first brush with the law was in 2005 when he...
Who Was Luka Magnotta?
Born Eric Clinton Kirk Newman in 1982, Magnotta started his career as a porn actor, stripper, model, and male escort. His first brush with the law was in 2005 when he...
- 12/19/2019
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
Gold Rush producer Raw Television has secured its first commission from Netflix — a three-part documentary on a man who went viral for killing kittens and was later convicted of murdering a Chinese student in 2012.
The All3Media-owned indie, which made Emmy-nominated Three Identical Strangers last year, is producing Don’t F**k With Cats: Hunting An Internet Killer, which will premiere on Netflix on December 18.
It tells the story of how a group of amateur online sleuths launched a manhunt for Luka Magnotta, who gained attention for posting a video of himself killing two kittens. Encouraged by his growing notoriety, the Canadian later murdered Chinese student Jun Lin in grisly circumstances.
Don’t F**k With Cats is directed by Mark Lewis, who said: “What is so mind-blowing for me about this documentary series is that it plays out like a real thriller,...
The All3Media-owned indie, which made Emmy-nominated Three Identical Strangers last year, is producing Don’t F**k With Cats: Hunting An Internet Killer, which will premiere on Netflix on December 18.
It tells the story of how a group of amateur online sleuths launched a manhunt for Luka Magnotta, who gained attention for posting a video of himself killing two kittens. Encouraged by his growing notoriety, the Canadian later murdered Chinese student Jun Lin in grisly circumstances.
Don’t F**k With Cats is directed by Mark Lewis, who said: “What is so mind-blowing for me about this documentary series is that it plays out like a real thriller,...
- 11/20/2019
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Nearly five years ago, a Los Angeles dog walker made a grisly discovery that rattled the residents of the Hollywood Hills: In January 2012, she found a man’s head along a popular hiking trail close to the famed Hollywood sign, and police found the man’s feet and hands nearby, buried in a shallow grave.
(Chunks of the victim’s flesh were later discovered by a city worker excavating around the Bronson Caves in L.A., a quarry that was used as the entrance to the Batcave in the superhero’s ’60s TV series.)
Evidence of the violence posed the...
(Chunks of the victim’s flesh were later discovered by a city worker excavating around the Bronson Caves in L.A., a quarry that was used as the entrance to the Batcave in the superhero’s ’60s TV series.)
Evidence of the violence posed the...
- 12/5/2016
- by cpelisektimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
From the grisly crime scene to the shocking motive, the murder of Hervey Medellin has all the makings of a Hollywood screenplay.
Medellin’s murder is the focus of the upcoming People Magazine Investigates episode “Hollywood Horror Story,” which airs Monday night at 10 p.m. Et on Investigation Discovery.
Ahead of that airing, People Senior Editor Alicia Dennis sat down on Friday’s People Now to preview the episode and discuss some key features of the case.
Medellin’s Remains Were Found in an Iconic Spot
In January 2012, a dog walker and her mother discovered a bag containing a severed...
Medellin’s murder is the focus of the upcoming People Magazine Investigates episode “Hollywood Horror Story,” which airs Monday night at 10 p.m. Et on Investigation Discovery.
Ahead of that airing, People Senior Editor Alicia Dennis sat down on Friday’s People Now to preview the episode and discuss some key features of the case.
Medellin’s Remains Were Found in an Iconic Spot
In January 2012, a dog walker and her mother discovered a bag containing a severed...
- 12/2/2016
- by skhelling
- PEOPLE.com
It was a grisly discovery by a dog walker and her mother, made in early 2012 along a trail leading to the famed “Hollywood” sign: the severed head of a 66-year-old man.
In time, authorities would reveal that the head had belonged to Hervey Medellin, a former Mexicana Airlines clerk and art collector. His feet and hands were located about 50 yards away from the cave’s entrance, and years later, the rest of Medellin’s remains were retrieved from deep inside the cave.
Immediately, investigators zeroed in on Medellin’s boyfriend and roommate, Gabriel Campos-Martinez.
Police suspected the relationship soured...
In time, authorities would reveal that the head had belonged to Hervey Medellin, a former Mexicana Airlines clerk and art collector. His feet and hands were located about 50 yards away from the cave’s entrance, and years later, the rest of Medellin’s remains were retrieved from deep inside the cave.
Immediately, investigators zeroed in on Medellin’s boyfriend and roommate, Gabriel Campos-Martinez.
Police suspected the relationship soured...
- 12/2/2016
- by chrisharristimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
The Los Angeles coroner is investigating a human skull that was found on a hiking trail in the Hollywood Hills. "We don’t know how it got there or who it belongs to," Los Angeles Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter tells People. "All they found was the skull. They searched and didn’t find additional bones at this time. " Two hikers stumbled across the skull on Saturday afternoon in a section of Bronson Canyon park that leads up to the Hollywood sign. Winter says they are still trying to figure out how long the skull had been in the park...
- 3/21/2016
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
The Los Angeles coroner is investigating a human skull that was found on a hiking trail in the Hollywood Hills. "We don’t know how it got there or who it belongs to," Los Angeles Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter tells People. "All they found was the skull. They searched and didn’t find additional bones at this time. " Two hikers stumbled across the skull on Saturday afternoon in a section of Bronson Canyon park that leads up to the Hollywood sign. Winter says they are still trying to figure out how long the skull had been in the park...
- 3/21/2016
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
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