Baby Reindeer, Netflix's Emmy-winning series, has plunged the streaming service into a legal battle, set to begin next year over a $170 million defamation lawsuit.

The controversial Netflix series about an aspiring comedian's increasingly sinister encounters with an eccentric woman, has won an Emmy Award.

Netflix drama series Baby Reindeer continues to prove itself a huge hit for the streamer, as it won four Emmy Awards - for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, Outstanding Writing for Richard Gadd, Outstanding Lead Actor for Gadd and Outstanding Supporting Actress for Jessica Gunning.

By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - "Baby Reindeer" clearly involved dramatisation, Netflix said on Tuesday, in response to concerns over its compliance standards sparked by online speculation about the real-life people behind the characters in its hit mini-series.

"Baby Reindeer" creator Richard Gadd has inked a first-look deal with Netflix, despite his series prompting a $170 million defamation lawsuit. Netflix boss Ted Sarandos made the announcement at the Royal Television Society conference in London on Tuesday morning in response to a question from journalist Kirsty Wark over the lawsuit,

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos has described the Baby Reindeer debate as “uniquely British.” The saga, which has seen Netflix sued for $170M by the ‘real-life Martha’ over her depiction in the Emmy-winning show,

EXCLUSIVE: Richard Gadd, who won three Emmys on Sunday for his hugely popular Netflix limited series Baby Reindeer, has signed a multi-year first-look deal with the global streamer for scripted series.