Spotlight TELEVISION ‘Baby Reindeer’ creator Richard Gadd finds new changes in ‘Half Man’ Bruce R. Miller Lee Enterprises Apr 21, 2026 Apr 21, 2026 Updated May 30, 2026 1 of 3 Stuart Campbell, left, and Mitchell Robertson play the younger Ruben and Niall in "Half Man." HBO Jamie Bell, left, and Richard Gadd play brothers Niall and Ruben in the limited series "Half Man." HBO Jamie Bell, left, and Richard Gadd play brothers Niall and Ruben in the limited series "Half Man." HBO Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Bruce R. Miller Lee Enterprises Richard Gadd didn’t show later scripts to the actors cast as the younger versions of two brothers in “Half Man,” his latest limited series.kAm“x 5:5?’E H2?E E96> E@ E9:?< 29625 H96C6 E96 492C24E6CD 8@[” 96 6IA=2:?D] “%96J 8@ E9C@F89 A96?@>6?2= 492?86 5FC:?8 E96 D6C:6D] %96 }:2==D 2?5 E96 #F36?D H6 >66E =2E6C @? :? E96 D6C:6D 2C6?’E E96 @?6D E92E H6 8C6H FA H:E9]”k^AmkAmx? 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