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Man vs Baby(2025)

Also known as Человек против младенца

Archived · Netflix

4 eps
S01
ComedyFamily
ON AIR: DEC 11Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

PremiereLens read

Man vs Baby drops Trevor Bingley into a luxurious London penthouse at Christmas, then systematically dismantles any hope he has of keeping things together. The comedy is physical and episodic, each scene building on the wreckage of the last rather than resetting, so the disasters compound in a way that feels almost architectural.

The upscale setting does a lot of quiet work: the gap between the gleaming penthouse and the chaos Trevor generates gives every stumble an extra layer of absurdity. Dignity is the real casualty here, eroded gag by gag, and the Christmas backdrop keeps the whole thing light without pulling any punches on how thoroughly one small adversary can unravel a grown adult.

Best for

british slapstick, physical escalation and Comedy

Story lane

Comedy and Family

Commitment

Season 1 · 4 episodes

Where

Netflix

Official Premise

After a disastrous experience housesitting a high-tech mansion hampered by an inconvenient insect in Man vs Bee, Trevor Bingley now finds himself looking after a luxurious London penthouse, with another unlikely companion he didn'...

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