HBO and the BBC have unveiled the official trailer for Half Man, a new TV show from Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd.
“Half Man is a six-part limited series exploring brotherhood, violence, and the intense fragility of male relationships,” the official logline reads. “After all, when things fall apart… it is sometimes the closest relationships which break the hardest.”
View the trailer for Half Man below:
What happens in the Half Man trailer?
Gadd plays Ruben, while Jamie Bell portrays Niall. Ruben and Niall are brothers, but not by blood. They have entirely different personalities, but they can’t escape each other. The show chronicles their lives over 30 years.
“Brought into each other’s lives through death and circumstance, all they have is each other,” the official synopsis states. “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.”
Besides Gadd and Bell, Half Man’s cast includes Stuart Campbell, Mitchell Robertson, Neve McIntosh, Marianne McIvor, Charlie De Melo, Bilal Hasna, Julie Cullen, Amy Manson, Anjli Mohindra, Tim Downie, Tom Andrews, Philippine Velge, Stuart McQuarrie, Sandy Batchelor, Piers Ewart, and Scot Greenan. Newcomers Charlotte Blackwood, Calum Manchip, and Kate Robson-Stuart also star.
A co-production of HBO and the BBC, Half Man is created, written, and executive produced by Gadd. Executive producers include Sophie Gardiner, Anna O’Malley, Gaynor Holmes, Gavin Smith, Tally Garner, and Morven Reid. Alexandra Brodski and Eshref Reybrouck are directors on the series.
Half Man is Gadd’s first show since Baby Reindeer, the international phenomenon that aired on Netflix in April 2024. Baby Reindeer received universal praise and garnered six Emmys, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series and individual wins for Gadd in writing and acting.
Half Man will premiere on April 23 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HBO. It will be available to stream on HBO Max in the U.S. New episodes will be released weekly through Thursday, May 28.