Half Man

Half Man, created by Richard Gadd (Baby Reindeer), is a bold six-part drama exploring the explosive bond between two men whose lives collide across decades. At Niall’s wedding, a brutal attack by his estranged “brother” Ruben sets in motion a gripping journey into their shared past. From the late 1980s in Glasgow, where Ruben first defended a bullied teenage Niall, through turbulent years of loyalty, betrayal, violence, sexuality, and secrets, their relationship becomes both salvation and destruction.

As Niall struggles with identity, ambition, and love, Ruben’s volatile presence shapes, and often shatters, their lives, culminating in betrayal, addiction, and devastating revelations. Across shifting eras, the series weaves intimacy and brutality, tenderness and rage, asking urgent questions about family, masculinity, and the scars of youth. Dark, deeply moving, and unflinchingly raw, Half Man is a saga of love and violence that refuses to let go, right up to its shocking finale.