He has covered everything from Marvel to the Oscars, and Marvel at the Oscars. He also writes obsessively about the box office, charting the many hits and misses that are released weekly, and how their commercial performance shapes public perception. In his time at Collider, he has also helped drive diversity by writing stories about the multiple Indian film industries, with a goal of introducing audiences to a whole new world of cinema.
It isn’t unusual for Netflix’s biggest hits, especially as far as series are concerned, to be the ones that never received a proper marketing push. The Queen’s Gambit emerged as a word-of-mouth sensation in 2020, while just last year, in 2025, Adolescence swept audiences off their feet worldwide. A year before Adolescence, however, another British limited series came out of nowhere to capture the imagination of viewers across the globe. The seven-episode dark comedy was created by Richard Gadd, based on his personal experiences as a struggling comedian. He also played the lead role alongside Jessica Gunning. The show in question is Baby Reindeer, which went on to win six Emmys and turned Gadd into an overnight star.
Unsurprisingly, everyone wanted in on Gadd’s follow-up project. However, instead of sticking with Netflix, Gadd moved to HBO and the BBC. His new series premiered this weekend to considerable acclaim and instant viewership success. Once again, it features Gadd in the lead role, alongside Jamie Bell. It follows two men with polar-opposite personalities who consider themselves brothers even though they aren’t related by blood. Spurred on by an act of violence, the show takes audiences into flashbacks of their bond. We’re talking, of course, about Half Man.
The show that claimed the most of your answers is the world you were built for. If two tied, both are shown — you’re complicated enough to straddle two Sheridan universes.
You are a Dutton — or you might as well be. You understand that some things are worth protecting at any cost, and that the modern world’s indifference to history, to land, to legacy, is not something you’re willing to accept quietly. You lead from the front, you carry your family’s weight without complaint, and when someone threatens what’s yours, you don’t escalate — you finish it. You’re not cruel. But you are absolute. In Yellowstone’s world, that combination of ferocity and loyalty doesn’t make you a villain. It makes you the only thing standing between everything that matters and everyone who wants to take it.
You thrive in the chaos of high-stakes negotiation, where the money is enormous, the margins are thin, and the wrong word in the wrong room can cost everyone everything. You’re a fixer — the person called when a situation is already on fire and needs someone with the nerve to walk into it. West Texas oil country rewards exactly what you are: sharp, adaptable, unsentimental, and absolutely clear-eyed about what people want and what they’ll do to get it. You’re not naive enough to think this world is fair. You’re smart enough to be the one deciding who it’s fair to.
You are a Dwight Manfredi — someone who has served their time, paid their dues, and arrived somewhere unexpected with nothing but their reputation and their wits. You adapt without losing yourself. You build loyalty through respect rather than fear, though you’re not above reminding people that the two aren’t mutually exclusive. Tulsa King is for people who are still standing when everyone assumed they’d be finished — who find, in an unfamiliar place, that they’re more capable than the world gave them credit for. You don’t need a throne. You build one, wherever you happen to land.
You carry the weight of a system that is broken by design, and you do it anyway — because someone has to, and because you’re the only one positioned to do it without the whole thing collapsing. Mike McLusky’s world is for people who are comfortable operating where there are no good options, only less catastrophic ones. You speak every language: law enforcement, criminal, political, human. That fluency makes you invaluable and it makes you a target. You’ve made your peace with both. Mayor of Kingstown belongs to people who understand that keeping the peace is not the same as being at peace — and who do the job regardless.
According to FlixPatrol, Half Man was among the most-watched shows on the domestic and worldwide HBO Max viewership charts following its premiere on April 23. It trailed the holdover hits The Pitt and Euphoria. Half Man debuted to positive reviews and is currently sitting at a 74% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes.
In her review, Collider’s Therese Lacson described the series as “raw, brutal, and absolutely devastating.” Comparing it favorably to Baby Reindeer, she praised Half Man for tackling thorny themes such as “masculinity, homophobia, and self-harm, along with bloody violence.” By comparison, *Baby Reindeer *now holds a near-perfect 99% score on Rotten Tomatoes. This is an extremely high bar for anyone to surpass. While he’ll always be held to the standard set by his breakout show, he seems to be living up to lofty expectations with Half Man.
Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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HBO, BBC One, BBC Scotland
Alexandra Brodski
Half Man explores the tumultuous relationship between Niall and his estranged brother Ruben. Set against the backdrop of Niall’s wedding, the narrative delves into the duo’s shared past, unraveling a series of events that culminate in an unexpected act of violence.