Richard Gadd appears to be like worlds other than his earlier depiction of himself within the Netflix hit Child Reindeer in new snaps of his upcoming BBC drama, Half Man, filmed in Glasgow.

Richard Gadd rose to worldwide fame final 12 months because of Netflix’s Child Reindeer, wherein he performed himself, within the position of struggling slapstick comedian Donny and instructed the weird and disturbing true story of being stalked by a lady named Martha. The one-man darkish comedy present aired on screens in April final 12 months and sparked fairly the worldwide response, with the ‘actual Martha’, Fiona Harvey, occurring to file a lawsuit towards the streaming platform.

Nevertheless, whereas the authorized quietly rumbles on, the Scottish actor has moved onto his subsequent undertaking. Gadd is about to star in a model new six-episode BBC drama known as Half Man, which can also be written, produced and created by the 36-year-old himself.

The present wrapped up filming not too long ago in Glasgow with the BBC releasing some first look snaps of Richard and Jamie Bell, who play brothers Ruben and Niall, as they reunite after years of estrangement. Nevertheless, what’s more likely to catch viewer’s consideration much more is the physique transformation that Gadd seems to have gone by since being likened to a child reindeer.

The Scots star appears to be like unrecognisable within the snaps, sporting a white vest that exhibits off his muscle tissue whereas hunched over a desk and a darkish heavy beard.

In one other image, Richard is seen sitting on a hospital mattress trying very mad, sporting a blue T-shirt and denims, together with his shoulders curled over and palms in his lap.

It seems his character, Ruben, can be world’s away from Richard’s depiction of himself as Donny in Child Reindeer in response to the present’s blurb.

The plot of Half Man entails Ruben displaying as much as Niall’s wedding ceremony unexpectedly, sparking a violent flip, with viewers being transported again to their previous lives, spanning 4 a long time from the Eighties to current day.

Based on the BBC it should discover the query: ‘What does it imply to be a person?’

Curfew star Mitchell Robertson and SAS Rogue Heroes actor Stuart Campbell are set to painting the brothers of their youthful years.

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Different Notable forged members embrace Rivals and Coronation Avenue star Charlie De Melo in addition to Physician Who’s Neve McIntosh as Ruben and Niall’s mom.

Half man is about to air in 2026 on the BBC and on HBO Max.

With Richard busy specializing in his new undertaking, the Child Reindeer lawsuit rages on within the background.

After Child Reindeer was launched, it achieved world success, securing six Emmys, two Golden Globes and acquired essentially the most nominations at this 12 months’s Bafta TV awards, though received just one for Jessica Gunning as greatest supporting actress.

Following it blowing up on-line, web sleuths appeared to trace the ‘actual Martha’ on-line and located a lady named Fiona Harvey, who went on to present a tell-all interview to Piers Morgan on TalkTV.

Harvey took Netflix to court docket, demanding £132m for her supposed depiction within the sequence.

Harvey beforehand alleged that the sequence falsely implied she had sexually assaulted Gadd and had been despatched to jail for stalking him.

Though Netflix filed a movement in July to throw the go well with out, a choose dominated in the direction of the top of final 12 months that Child Reindeer didn’t totally reside as much as its billing as a ‘true story’ and has allowed Harvey to pursue the court docket case.

Netflix has defended the lawsuit and Gadd’s ‘proper to inform his story’, however on the forefront of the case is that Harvey has no felony convictions, not like Martha within the present.

The streaming platform continues to argue in authorized papers that the alleged defamatory statements are ‘considerably true’.

Half Man will air in 2026 on the BBC and HBO Max.