Logo text 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 ).…