Netflix's CO-CEO Ted Sarandos announced the news, off the back of Gadd's Emmy wins Sunday night, at The Royal Television Society London Convention.

A defamation suit may be looming and there are still lingering questions over what should or shouldn’t constitute a “true story” for TV, but a jubilant Richard Gadd preferred to focus on the good that his semi-autobiographical show Baby Reindeer has brought to the world.

Richard Gadd, the creator of the hit Netflix limited series “Baby Reindeer,” based on real events from the comedian’s life, became a surprise sensation at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards despite the $170 million defamation lawsuit the show is currently facing.