Richard Gadd‘s follow-up project to the Emmy-winning Baby Reindeer, a six-part drama about two men, Half Man, will premiere on HBO and HBO Max on April 23.
For viewers in the U.K., episodes will drop weekly on the BBC and BBC iPlayer from April 24.
Gadd and Jamie Bell (All of Us Strangers, Rocketman) are seen on Monday’s artwork in their roles as Ruben and Niall, respectively. “Niall and Ruben are brothers. Not related in blood, but the closest you can get,” a plot synopsis reads. “One, fierce and loyal. The other, meek and mild-mannered. Inseparable youth. Brought into each other’s lives through death and circumstance, all they have is each other…
“But when Ruben turns up at Niall’s wedding three decades later, everything seems different. He is on edge. Shifty. Not acting like himself. And soon, an explosion of violence takes place which catapults us back through their lives, from the eighties to the present day. Capturing 30 years in the lives of these broken men, Half Man explores brotherhood, violence, and the intense fragility of male relationships.”
Mitchell Robertson (Curfew, Mayflies) and Stuart Campbell (SAS Rogue Heroes, The Winter King) play Niall and Ruben in their younger years. Neve McIntosh (Tin Star, Chemistry of Death) features as Niall’s mother, Lori, and Marianne McIvor (Screw, The Nest) as Ruben’s mother, Maura.
Half Man is created, written, and executive produced by Richard Gadd, who shot to fame in 2024 with the release of Netflix show Baby Reindeer, chronicling his years-long relationship with a female stalker. The seven-part series, also starring Jessica Gunning, would go on to win six Emmys and two Golden Globe Awards.
Sophie Gardiner and Anna O’Malley are the executive producers on Half Man, alongside Gaynor Holmes for the BBC and Gavin Smith for BBC Scotland. The series is directed by Alexandra Brodski and Eshref Reybrouck, while executive producers for Mam Tor Productions are Tally Garner and Morven Reid. Half Man is produced by Mam Tor Productions (a Banijay U.K. company) in association with Thistledown Pictures, for BBC iPlayer, BBC One, BBC Scotland and HBO. Banijay Rights handles international distribution outside of BBC and HBO rights. Half Man is supported by Screen Scotland.
