The tormented mind behind ‘Baby Reindeer’ — back with an unflinching new series for HBO — on grappling with sudden tabloid fame, battling a $170 million defamation suit and the dark roads his new show ‘Half Man’ dares to travel: “It had to go to extreme places.

While Baby Reindeer star Richard Gadd created and executive produced this new BBC series, he wasn’t initially going to portray Ruben. It wasn’t until he was convinced that he was right for the part by Billy Elliot icon Jamie Bell that he decided to take on the ruthless role.

Richard Gadd follows Baby Reindeer with Half Man, an HBO limited series about two repressed brothers in Glasgow. “I came up with the two characters ,and I couldn't shake them.”

Richard Gadd never planned to play the “unhinged” Ruben Pallister in his new BBC and HBO series Half Man. During a talk at the Canneseries festival this week, the Baby Reindeer creator revealed it was Jamie Bell,

Half Man is streaming on OSN+ in the UAE. All 6 episodes of Season 1 are available now. OSN+ costs AED 49/month. Richard Gadd knows how to make viewers squirm in the best possible way. Fresh off his Emmy-winning Baby Reindeer success,

There has been much discussion about the male loneliness epidemic. In a world shackled by the tenets of patriarchy, men are still guided by antiquated ideals of masculinity. They are taught to shun vulnerabilities and often turn inward instead of seeking support.