'Half Man' To Premiere April 23 For BBC & HBO From Richard Gadd
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Key Points:
- HBO and the BBC have announced Richard Gadd’s new show, Half Man, set to premiere on April 23 (HBO) and April 24 (BBC) with weekly episode releases.
- Half Man follows Ruben (Gadd) and Niall (Jamie Bell) as they reunite at Niall’s wedding after 30 years, triggering a violent event that revisits their shared past from the 1980s to today.
- The series features younger versions of the main characters played by Mitchell Robertson and Stuart Campbell, with Neve McIntosh and Marianne McIvor portraying their mothers.
- The cast includes a mix of established actors and newcomers, such as Charlie De Melo, Bilal Hasna, Amy Manson, and several others.
- This project marks Gadd’s first major work following the critical success of Netflix’s Baby Reindeer, generating significant anticipation.
