Trailer
Summary
When Niall's estranged 'brother' Ruben shows up at his wedding, it leads to an explosion of violence that catapults us back through their lives.
Good for
- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+5)
Critics 74Audiences 79GoodWatch 76
Tomatometer79%
Metascore68
Audience score84%
IMDb8.0
User score7.3
Reach
Streams in 83 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
+73First aired
2026
April 28, 2026
Ended 2026
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United Kingdom
Rated
- TV-MAUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 16 more21 people
Richard GaddRuben6 episodes
Jamie BellNiall6 episodes- Neve McIntoshLori6 episodes
Charlie de MeloAlby5 episodes
Anjli MohindraAva4 episodes
Marianne McIvorMaura4 episodes
Amy MansonMona3 episodes
Stuart CampbellYoung Ruben3 episodes
Mitchell RobertsonYoung Niall3 episodes
Sandy BatchelorGus3 episodes
Julie CullenYoung Joanna2 episodes
Bilal HasnaYoung Alby2 episodes- Piers EwartYoung Gus1 episode
- Calum ManchipDrew1 episode
- Scot GreenanJohn1 episode
- Stuart McQuarrieMr. Jenkins1 episode
- Gordon BrownMurray1 episode
Charlotte BlackwoodYoung Mona1 episode
Philippine VelgeCeleste1 episode
Tony CownieVicaire1 episode- KRKate Robson-StuartJoanna1 episode
Directing · 2
- Alexandra Brodski Director
- Eshref Reybrouck Director
Writing · 1
- Richard Gadd Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
Production · 9
- Anna O'Malley Executive Producer
- Gaynor Holmes Executive Producer
- Morven Reid Executive Producer
- Tally Garner Executive Producer
- Lindsay Salt Executive Producer
- Gavin Smith Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Carlos Catalán Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Ben McKinstrie Editor
Sound · 3
- Sacha Galperine Original Music Composer
- Evgueni Galperine Original Music Composer
- Bartek Baranowski Production Sound Mixer
Art · 2
- Emer O'Sullivan Production Design
- Anna Smith Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Carole Millar Costume Design
- Nicole Tulloch Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
Other crew · 4
- Kahleen Crawford Casting Director
- Johanne Wood Post Production Producer
- Caroline Stewart Casting Director
- Stephanie Fyfe Commissioning Editor
Half Man episodes
1 season · 6 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Episode #1.1, 8.1
- S1 E2 Episode #1.2, 8.5
- S1 E3 Episode #1.3, 8.5
- S1 E4 Episode #1.4, 9.3
- S1 E5 Episode #1.5, 8.4
- S1 E6 Episode #1.6, 8.9
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