Half Man is an upcoming British and American television series written, created by and starringRichard Gadd, also starringJamie Bell. It is a co-production betweenHBO and theBBC.^[1][2]

Gadd has described the series, previously titledLions, as being about a pair of brothers.^[3]

• Richard Gadd as Ruben
  • Stuart Campbell as young Ruben
• Jamie Bell as Niall
  • Mitchell Robertson as young Niall
• Marianne McIvor as Maura, Ruben’s mother
• Neve McIntosh as Lori, Niall’s mother
• Charlie De Melo
• Bilal Hasna
• Julie Cullen
• Amy Manson
• Philippine Velge
• Stuart McQuarrie
• Piers Ewart
• Scot Greenan
• Charlotte Blackwood
• Calum Manchip
• Tim Downie

The series was announced byBBC One in February 2024. It hasRichard Gadd as writer and executive producer. Alexandra Brodski and Eshref Reybrouck are attached to direct. The series comes from Mam Tor Productions with Tally Garner and Morven Reid executive producers for Mam Tor alongside Gaynor Holmes for the BBC and Gavin Smith for BBC Scotland. Wendy Griffin is producer.^[1] In June 2024,HBO joined the project.^[4][5] In November 2024, the project was revealed to have the titleHalf Man with filming scheduled to commence in Scotland in 2025.^[6]

Richard Gadd andJamie Bell were confirmed in the lead roles in November 2024.^[7] In February 2024, Mitchell Robertson, Stuart Campbell,Neve McIntosh, Marianne McIvor,Charlie De Melo,Bilal Hasna, Julie Cullen,Amy Manson, Philippine Velge,Stuart McQuarrie, Piers Ewart, Scot Greenan, Charlotte Blackwood, and Calum Manchip joined the cast.^[8]

Filming began in February 2025.^[9][10] Filming locations includeGlasgow, Scotland.^[11][12] In July 2025, it was revealed that filming had been wrapped.^[13]

Half Man will air in 2026 onBBC iPlayer,BBC One andBBC Scotland in the UK, and onHBO in the US.^[8]

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