WATCH THE TRAILER FOR RICHARD GADD’S HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW SERIES HALF MAN, PREMIERING APRIL 24.

April 8, 2026 — Stan today released the trailer for the new series created, written and executive produced by Richard Gadd. The six-episode drama Half Man premieres April 24, only on Stan.

Multi award-winner Richard Gadd (Baby Reindeer) and BAFTA winning actor Jamie Bell (All of Us Strangers) star as Ruben and Niall. Brothers. Not related in blood but the closest you can get. One, fierce and loyal. The other, meek and mild-mannered. Inseparable youth. Brought into each other’s lives through death and circumstance, all they have is each other…

But when Ruben turns up at Niall’s wedding three decades later, everything seems different. He is on edge. Shifty. Not acting like himself. And soon, an explosion of violence takes place which catapults us back through their lives, from the eighties to the present day. Capturing 30 years in the lives of these broken men, Half Man explores brotherhood, violence, and the intense fragility of male relationships. After all, when things fall apart… it is sometimes the closest relationships which break the hardest.

The Half Man cast includes Mitchell Robertson (Curfew) and Stuart Campbell (SAS Rogue Heroes), who play Niall (Robertson) and Ruben (Campbell) in their younger years. Neve McIntosh (Tin Star) stars as Niall’s mother Lori, and Marianne McIvor (Screw) as Ruben’s mother Maura.

They are joined by Charlie De Melo (Rivals), Bilal Hasna (The Agency), Julie Cullen (Traces), Amy Manson (The Nevers), Anjli Mohindra (The Lazarus Project), Tim Downie (Outlander), Tom Andrews (Feel Good), Philippine Velge (The Serpent Queen), Stuart McQuarrie (The Rig), Sandy Batchelor (SAS Rogue Heroes), Piers Ewart (The Primrose Railway Children), Scot Greenan (T2 Trainspotting), and newcomers Charlotte Blackwood, Calum Manchip and Kate Robson-Stuart.

Half Man is created, written and executive produced by Richard Gadd. Sophie Gardiner and Anna O’Malley are the executive producers, alongside Gaynor Holmes for the BBC and Gavin Smith for BBC Scotland. The series is directed by Alexandra Brodski and Eshref Reybrouck. Executive Producers for Mam Tor Productions are Tally Garner and Morven Reid. Half Man is produced by Mam Tor Productions (a Banijay UK company) in association with Thistledown Pictures, for BBC iPlayer, BBC One, BBC Scotland and HBO. Banijay Rights handles international distribution outside of BBC and HBO rights. Half Man is supported by Screen Scotland.

New series Half Man premieres 5pm AEST April 24, only on Stan. New episodes weekly.