Richard Gadd, who fetched instant acclaim for his high-intensity 2024 Netflix miniseries "Baby Reindeer", is back with his new limited series, this time for HBO. Titled "Half Man", the series is slated for a premiere in April 2026. HBO MAX has yet to release an official streaming date.
It will be available on HBO Max in the U.S., Latin America, and Europe, and on BBC iPlayer, BBC One, and BBC Scotland in the UK and Ireland.
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From Richard Gadd, the creator of the Emmy Award-winning Baby Reindeer, comes Half Man, premiering in April on HBO Max. pic.twitter.com/yrQf5moVF4
Aside from Richard Gadd, the other central character is played by Jamie Bell, who is joined by co-stars Stuart Campbell, Mitchell Robertson, Neve McIntosh, Marianne McIvor, and Tim Downie, among others.
Created, written, and executive produced by Richard Gadd, the series features episodes directed by Alexandra Brodski and Eshref Reybrouck.
What is 'Half Man' about?
According to the official logline, "Niall (Jamie Bell) and Ruben (Richard Gadd) are brothers. Not related in blood but the closest you can get. 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 is a six-part limited series exploring brotherhood, violence, and the intense fragility of male relationships. After all, when things fall apart… It is sometimes the closest relationships which break the hardest."
