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Trailer for Richard Gadd’s New Show Half Man Shared by HBO and BBC

Richard Gadd’s new six-part drama traces a 30-year brotherly bond that turns violent, with Jamie Bell co-starring as the estranged sibling.

  • On April 6, the BBC and HBO unveiled the trailer for Half Man, a six-part drama starring creator Richard Gadd and Jamie Bell as two non-biological brothers whose decades-long bond faces violent upheaval.
  • Ruben Pallister reappears at Niall Kennedy's wedding 30 years after their childhood bond formed, triggering an "explosion of violence" that propels the narrative between the 1980s and present day.
  • Mitchell Robertson and Stuart Campbell portray younger versions of the leads, with filming completed last year in Glasgow, Scotland under executive producers Sophie Gardiner and Anna O'Malley.
  • Airing on BBC iPlayer from April 24, the series depicts intense conflict, with Ruben recalling to Niall: "I remember the first time I met him."
  • This project marks Gadd's return following his 2024 Netflix series Baby Reindeer, with the drama described as exploring two brothers "not related in blood but the closest you can get.
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HBO and BBC announced the imminent premiere of ‘Half Man, an original six-episode miniseries of the creator and executive producer of ‘Bebe Reno’, Richard Gadd (‘Against the Law’). The bet will be released in Latin America in April through HBO and HBO Max. “Niall and Ruben are brothers; they are not blood relatives, but they are the closest thing to it. One is fierce and loyal, and the other is docile and kind: two inseparable young people,” the…

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