The Baby (2022–2022)

TV ShowEndedComedy, Horror1 season, 8 episodes
The Baby posterReview score: 36%

Plot

38-year-old Natasha is furious that her closest friends are all having babies. But when she is unexpectedly landed with a baby of her own, her life dramatically implodes. Controlling, manipulative but incredibly cute, the baby twists Natasha's life into a surreal horror show. As she discovers the true extent of the Baby's deadly nature, Natasha makes increasingly desperate attempts to get rid of it. She doesn't want a baby. But the baby definitely wants her.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Baby S01E05The BabyS01E05 · 6.4As Natasha and Mrs. Eaves remain trapped in Barbara’s summer solstice ritual, the baby’s complicated origin, connection to Mrs. Eaves, and trauma-filled path to Natasha are revealed.
  2. 02The Baby S01E06The RageS01E06 · 6.4Desperate to leave the Jupiter House, Natasha, Bobbi, and Mrs. Eaves find their plans thwarted by the chaos and destruction of the other suddenly-possessed children. Later, Bobbi receives the social worker’s long-awaited call.
  3. 03The Baby S01E01The ArrivalS01E01 · 6.2After yet another friend makes a surprise pregnancy announcement, a dejected Natasha heads to a remote cabin to get her head straight – only to be confronted by exactly what she sought to get away from: a baby.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2022Aired 6.0Season avg
  1. S01E01The Baby S01E01The ArrivalApril 24, 2022 6.2After yet another friend makes a surprise pregnancy announcement, a dejected Natasha heads to a remote cabin to get her head straight – only
  2. S01E02The Baby S01E02The SeductionMay 1, 2022 5.8Inexplicably reunited with the baby, Natasha scrambles to locate his mother and uncovers an alarming pattern of events on a thumb drive. Lat
  3. S01E03The Baby S01E03The BulldozerMay 8, 2022 6.0Despite Mrs. Eaves’ shocking solution to her baby problem, Natasha finds herself willing to do anything in exchange for her help – even if i
  4. S01E04The Baby S01E04The MotherMay 15, 2022 5.8With the baby now in Bobbi’s hands, Natasha must reunite with her mother Barbara, whom she hasn’t seen in fifteen years. While Bobbi discove
  5. S01E05The Baby S01E05Season's bestThe BabyMay 22, 2022 6.4As Natasha and Mrs. Eaves remain trapped in Barbara’s summer solstice ritual, the baby’s complicated origin, connection to Mrs. Eaves, and t
  6. S01E06The Baby S01E06The RageMay 29, 2022 6.4Desperate to leave the Jupiter House, Natasha, Bobbi, and Mrs. Eaves find their plans thwarted by the chaos and destruction of the other sud
  7. S01E07The Baby S01E07The CurseJune 5, 2022 5.4In a last-ditch effort to break the curse, a severely weakened yet determined Mrs. Eaves sets off with Natasha in pursuit of Jack. Meanwhile
  8. S01E08The Baby S01E08The PossessionJune 12, 2022 5.8Natasha decides to give the baby exactly what he's after amid growing concerns from her father Lyle, Bobbi, and Mrs. Eaves, who each go to g

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Castfull cast & details

Michelle de SwarteMichelle de SwarteNatashaAmira GhazallaAmira GhazallaMrs. EavesAmber GrappyAmber GrappyBobbi
Albie Hills
Albie HillsThe Baby
Arthur Hills
Arthur HillsThe BabyPatrice NaiambanaPatrice NaiambanaLyleSinéad CusackSinéad CusackBarbaraShvorne MarksShvorne MarksMags

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