Richard Gadd‘s follow-up undertaking to the Emmy-winning Baby Reindeer, a six-part drama about two males, Half Man, will premiere on HBO and HBO Max on April 23.
For viewers within the U.Ok., 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 art work of 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 constant. The different, meek and mild-mannered. Inseparable youth. Brought into one another’s lives by dying and circumstance, all they’ve is one another…
“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 of their youthful years. Neve McIntosh (Tin Star, Chemistry of Death) options as Niall’s mom, Lori, and Marianne McIvor (Screw, The Nest) as Ruben’s mom, Maura.
Half Man is created, written, and government produced by Richard Gadd, who shot to fame in 2024 with the discharge of Netflix present Baby Reindeer, chronicling his years-long relationship with a feminine stalker. The seven-part collection, additionally starring Jessica Gunning, would go on to win six Emmys and two Golden Globe Awards.
Sophie Gardiner and Anna O’Malley are the manager producers on Half Man, alongside Gaynor Holmes for the BBC and Gavin Smith for BBC Scotland. The collection is directed by Alexandra Brodski and Eshref Reybrouck, whereas government producers for Mam Tor Productions are Tally Garner and Morven Reid. Half Man is produced by Mam Tor Productions (a Banijay U.Ok. firm) in affiliation with Thistledown Pictures, for BBC iPlayer, BBC One, BBC Scotland and HBO. Banijay Rights handles international distribution exterior of BBC and HBO rights. Half Man is supported by Screen Scotland.
