HBO and the BBC have released a trailer for Half Man, the upcoming drama from Richard Gadd (Baby Reindeer).
The limited series tells the story of Niall and Ruben (Jamie Bell and Gadd), childhood friends who shared a deep bond, finding each other through the tragedy of death and circumstance. But when Ruben turns up at Niall’s wedding acting strange, an explosion of violence leads viewers to the past three decades of their lives.
Joining Gadd and Bell in the cast is 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, Scot Greenan, Charlotte Blackwood, Calum Manchip, and Kate Robson-Stuart.
Niall and Ruben 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.
Half Man premieres on HBO Max on April 23rd in the US, and on BBC iPlayer in the UK on April 24th.
