HBO and BBC Release Trailer for Half Man Series

The official trailer for "Half Man," a new six-episode limited series created and starring Richard Gadd, was released this week by HBO and the BBC, offering a first look at the drama's exploration of fractured brotherhood and violence spanning decades.

The series centers on Ruben, played by Gadd, and Niall, portrayed by Jamie Bell, two men who form a deep bond as childhood friends despite not being related by blood. Brought together through family circumstances and loss in the 1980s, they grow up as inseparable companions in Glasgow, with Ruben emerging as outgoing and prone to aggression, while Niall remains reserved and introspective. Decades later, Ruben's unexpected arrival at Niall's wedding disrupts the celebration, triggering a violent incident that propels the narrative through flashbacks to their youth and into the present, examining the enduring tensions in their relationship.

Directed by Alexandra Brodski and Eshref Reybrouck, the production was filmed on location in Glasgow and produced by Mam Tor Productions in association with Gadd's Thistledown Pictures, with support from Screen Scotland. Gadd, who also wrote and executive produced the series, drew on themes of...