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Mitchell Robertson on That Explosive ‘Half Man’ Episode: ‘It’s Huge’

Mitchell Robertson on That Explosive ‘Half Man’ Episode: ‘It’s Huge’

Published by Daniella Wilson

[The following story contains major spoilers from Half Man‘s third episode.] It’s safe to say things got explosive in the latest episode of Half Man. Richard Gadd — who last month spilled all in The Hollywood Reporter‘s digital cover story — is tackling rage and repression in his Baby Reindeer follow-up. The show follows two wildly different men, Ruben (Gadd) and Niall (Jamie Bell), bonded by trauma and co-dependence across the course of 30 years. Airing weekly on Thursdays on the BBC (U.K.) and HBO (U.S.), the first three episodes have been led by Gadd and Bell’s young counterparts, Scottish breakout stars Stuart Campbell and Mitchell Robertson. They are doing a stellar job at setting the scene for what makes Ruben and Niall’s relationship so twisted in the current day — for example, that frightful moment in episode two, which saw Campbell’s Ruben viciously beat Niall’s university beau Alby (Bilal Hasna) until he was unconscious. In the most recent installment, we watch the fallout of his crime: Alby, who was put into a coma by Ruben and left …

Half Man Cast: Where You’ve Seen The Stars Of Richard Gadd’s New Drama Before

Half Man Cast: Where You’ve Seen The Stars Of Richard Gadd’s New Drama Before

Published by Sam Flores

The more emotionally robust among us might have already plunged straight into Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd’s new series Half Man. To those people we say congratulations – and can we maybe have the number for your therapist? Already hoovering up praise and criticism alike for its “emotionally shattering” depiction of two brothers and the fragility of male relationships, the BBC is perhaps wisely drip-feeding one new episode of Half Man every Friday, rather than releasing the whole series at once. Meanwhile, if you’re a regular TV viewer, you’ll likely have seen more than a few members of the cast – led by Richard and co-star Jamie Bell – before. Here’s why the stars of Half Man might look familiar… Richard Gadd Richard Gadd as Donny Dunn in Baby Reindeer Comedian, actor and writer Richard made his major breakthrough with the six-time Emmy-winning Netflix series Baby Reindeer, an adaptation of his one-man comedy show about his own experiences of sexual violence and being stalked. If you don’t recognise him from that, or his irreverent stand-up …

Richard Gadd on ‘Baby Reindeer,’ ‘Half Man’ and Fame

Richard Gadd on ‘Baby Reindeer,’ ‘Half Man’ and Fame

Published by Daniella Wilson

Richard Gadd hadn’t quite made peace with his newfound celebrity status when, at his local supermarket, he came face-to-face with a front-page headline in the Daily Record: “Baby Reindeer’s Richard Gadd is ‘struggling to cope with fame’ as fans ‘camp in his garden.‘ “I just looked at it and I was like, ‘I’m on the cover?’ What the fuck?” recalls the 36-year-old, reliving the moment. “Who said that and where have they got that from?” he wondered. He’s still in disbelief. “People were trying to hack my social media, trying to hack my emails. I really felt like, for a period in time, the whole world was talking about me.” Maybe not the whole world. But for a few months in the spring of 2024, as Baby Reindeer smashed records and taboos, it certainly felt that way — to us, too. Photographed by Frank Ockenfels 3 Gadd and I are midway through our evening together on an uncharacteristically hot, sticky evening at London’s Charlotte Street Hotel, where the Scotsman is nursing the particular anxiety of a …

Is Half Man the Next Baby Reindeer? Richard Gadd Addresses Comparisons

Is Half Man the Next Baby Reindeer? Richard Gadd Addresses Comparisons

Published by Daniella Wilson

Following up on Baby Reindeer was an ambitious task — and the show’s creator, writer and star, Richard Gadd, knew it. The 2024 dark thriller, based on Gadd’s real-life experience of being stalked, became one of the most dominant shows of awards season, winning at the Emmys, Golden Globes, Critics Choice, BAFTA TV and Gotham TV Awards. It also holds a 99 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Beyond critics, Baby Reindeer was a hit with viewers, as it entered Netflix’s all-time top 10 list for English-language shows, racking up 84.5 million views since it premiered that April Now, Gadd is back with his highly anticipated follow-up, Half Man, a British six-episode limited series he created, wrote and stars in. Premiering Thursday night on HBO and BBC, the show follows the destructive, codependent 30-year bond between two brothers-in-all-but-DNA, Ruben (Gadd) and Niall (Jamie Bell). Ahead of the release, Gadd spoke with The Hollywood Reporter at the show’s New York City premiere, where he acknowledged the pressure of following up such a breakout hit. “I know the …