The Baby
- TV comedy drama
- Sky Atlantic
- 2022
- 8 episodes (1 series)
A darkly comic horror series about a 38 year-old woman unexpectedly landed with a baby. Stars Michelle De Swarte, Amber Grappy, Amira Ghazalla, Albie Pascal Hills, Arthur Levi Hills and more.
Streaming rank this week: 2,981
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The Baby's Michelle de Swarte interview
"I'm proud I'm part of something so deliciously female."
Sam Moore, Radio Times, 6th July 2022The Baby's unique perspective on contemporary motherhood
While the pandemic had an impact on filming, another aspect to grapple with was having a baby as the main character. Twins were enlisted to act as doubles, alongside a lifelike doll that could stand in when needed.
Shilpa Ganatra, Royal Television Society, 6th July 2022TV preview: The Baby
There is no sleeping like a baby after this.
Alison Rowat, The Herald, 2nd July 2022Interview with cast and crew of The Baby
Dark new British comedy-horror series The Baby takes this idea and runs with it, and over eight unpredictably compelling episodes, we see one woman's life implode when she's landed with the toddler from hell. But it's also hilarious - think The Omen laced with laughs.
Nicole Lampert, Daily Mail, 1st July 2022The Baby review
In general, The Baby is multifaceted in terms of production, offering so much to marvel at in the visuals and audio, it almost makes viewers forget that underneath all the physical nuance, there's a sort of over-complicated simplicity to the story.
Mae Trumata, The Upcoming, 28th June 2022Michelle De Swarte, model, stand-up and now star of The Baby
When she was a model, she had to look pretty and not talk. When she was a stand-up, she spoke about being propositioned by Jeffrey Epstein. Now she's an actor, she's sharing the screen with a homicidal infant.
Nell Frizzell, The Guardian, 17th June 2022The Baby review
Michelle de Swarte stars in this eerie collection of ideas about parenting and family, where the individual pieces work better than the whole.
Steve Greene, IndieWire, 24th April 2022Michelle De Swarte to star in comic horror The Baby
Sky has announced that Michelle De Swarte will star in The Baby, the forthcoming darkly comic horror series.
British Comedy Guide, 7th June 2021Sky orders darkly comic horror series The Baby
Sky Atlantic will show The Baby, a darkly comic horror series that is described as "a raw examination of motherhood as an institution".
British Comedy Guide, 12th August 2020