The Baby (TV series)

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The Baby
File:The Baby promotinal poster.jpg
Promotional poster
Genre Horror comedy
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  • Lucy Gaymer
  • Siân Robins-Grace
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Composer(s) Lucrecia Dalt
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 8
Production
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Producer(s) Lucy Gaymer
Production location(s) United Kingdom
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  • Kate Reid
  • Ben Wheeler
  • Diana Olifirova
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  • Gary Dollner
  • Mike Holliday
  • Adam Biskupski
  • Jo Walker
Running time 23–34 minutes
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Release
Original network <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
Original release 24 April (2022-04-24) –
12 June 2022 (2022-06-12)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

The Baby is a British horror comedy limited series created by Lucy Gaymer and Siân Robins-Grace that premiered on HBO on 24 April 2022 and Sky Atlantic on 7 July 2022. The series consists of eight episodes.

Premise

When 38-year-old Natasha is unexpectedly landed with a baby, her life of doing what she wants, when she wants, dramatically implodes. Stinky, controlling, manipulative and with violent powers, the baby twists Natasha's life into a horror show. Where does it come from? What does it want? And what lengths will Natasha have to go to in order to get her life back? She doesn't want a baby. The baby wants her.[1]

Cast and characters

Main

  • Michelle de Swarte as Natasha Willams: A 38-year-old who has never made long-term plans and is unexpectedly landed with a baby.
  • Amira Ghazalla as Mrs. Eaves/Nour: The 73-year-old "Enigma" who has spent 50 years living in her car.
  • Amber Grappy as Bobbi Willams: Natasha's younger sister, who wants nothing more than to be a parent.
  • Albie Hills and Arthur Hills as ‘The Baby’ that turns Natasha's world upside down.

Recurring

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
1 "The Arrival" Nicole Kassell Siân Robins-Grace 24 April 2022 (2022-04-24) 0.116[2]
2 "The Seduction" Stacey Gregg Siân Robins-Grace 1 May 2022 (2022-05-01) 0.130[3]
3 "The Bulldozer" Stacey Gregg Sophie Goodhart 8 May 2022 (2022-05-08) 0.170[4]
4 "The Mother" Faraz Shariat Susan Soon He Stanton 15 May 2022 (2022-05-15) 0.132[5]
5 "The Baby" Faraz Shariat Kara Smith 22 May 2022 (2022-05-22) 0.115[6]
6 "The Rage" Faraz Shariat Anchuli Felicia King 29 May 2022 (2022-05-29) 0.091[7]
7 "The Curse" Ella Jones Siân Robins-Grace and Sophie Goodhart 5 June 2022 (2022-06-05) 0.087[8]
8 "The Possession" Ella Jones Siân Robins-Grace and Anchuli Felicia King 12 June 2022 (2022-06-12) 0.093[9]

Production

Development

In August 2020, it was announced HBO had given a series order to The Baby.[10] Robins-Grace, Jane Featherstone, Carolyn Strauss, and Naomi de Pear were confirmed as executive producers with Lucy Gaymer producing.[1][10] The Baby is produced by HBO, Sky Atlantic, Sister Pictures, and Gaymer's Proverbial Pictures. Nicole Kassell joined in December 2020 as a lead director and executive producer.[11] Stacey Gregg, Faraz Shariat and Elle Jones also serve as directors.[12]

Writing

Sophie Goodhart, Kara Smith, Anchuli Felicia King and Susan Stanton serve as writers on the series.[1][11] Bisha K. Ali serves as a consulting producer.[11][12]

Casting

In June 2021, Michelle de Swarte was cast as Natasha, while Amira Ghazalla was cast as Mrs. Eaves and Amber Grappy as Bobbi.[12] In February 2022, Patrice Naiambana, Sinéad Cusack, Shvorne Marks, Isy Suttie, Tanya Reynolds, Seyan Sarvan, Karl Davies, and Divian Ladwa joined the series.[13]

Filming

Filming began on 31 May 2021 in the United Kingdom.[14] The series wrapped in November 2021.[15]

Music

Lucrecia Dalt serves as the series' composer. Pete Saville and Zoe Bryant are the music supervisors, and Ed Hamilton is the music editor.[16]

Release

The Baby premiered on HBO on 24 April 2022 and consist of eight episodes.[10][12][13]

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 82% approval rating with an average rating of 7/10, based on 22 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "The Baby's tone can be as wobbly as a rocking crib, but its audacious nature of comedy and horror deserves to be nurtured."[17] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 71 out of 100 based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[18]

Ratings

No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "The Arrival" 24 April 2022 0.02 0.116[2] TBD TBD TBD TBD
2 "The Seduction" 1 May 2022 0.02 0.130[3] TBD TBD TBD TBD
3 "The Bulldozer" 8 May 2022 0.04 0.170[4] TBD TBD TBD TBD
4 "The Mother" 15 May 2022 0.02 0.132[5] TBD TBD TBD TBD
5 "The Baby" 22 May 2022 0.01 0.115[6] TBD TBD TBD TBD
6 "The Rage" 29 May 2022 0.01 0.091[7] TBD TBD TBD TBD
7 "The Curse" 5 June 2022 0.01 0.087[8] TBD TBD TBD TBD
8 "The Possession" 12 June 2022 0.01 0.093[9] TBD TBD TBD TBD

Notes

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References

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External links

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