Rebus (2024 TV series)

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Rebus
Genre Crime drama
Based on Inspector Rebus
Written by Gregory Burke
Directed by
Starring Richard Rankin
Country of originScotland
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Jill Green
  • Paula Cuddy
  • Eve Gutierrez
  • Isabelle Hultén
  • Tomas Axelsson
  • Ian Rankin
  • Gregory Burke
  • Niall MacCormick
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release17 May 2024 (2024-05-17) 
present (present)

Rebus is a Scottish crime drama television series based on the Inspector Rebus novels by Sir Ian Rankin, and starring Richard Rankin in the titular role. The episodes are written by Gregory Burke, directed by Niall MacCormick and Fiona Walton. Burke and Ian Rankin also serve as executive producers. It was produced by Swedish streaming service Viaplay but sold to BBC Television. The series, which consists of six episodes, began airing on 17 May 2024.

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Synopsis

The story follows Detective John Rebus as he deals with an infamous Edinburgh gangster, at the same time dealing with the aftermath of his divorce and a changing workplace, [1]

Cast and characters

Production

The series was announced in November 2022, as the debut UK production of Swedish streaming service Viaplay. [3] In March 2023, Richard Rankin was announced as the star. [4] In April, the supporting cast was announced, along with the fact that filming had started. [5]

The episodes are written by Gregory Burke, and directed by Niall MacCormick and Fiona Walton, with Burke and Ian Rankin serving as executive producers. The series consists of six episodes. [2]

In 2024, after post-production had ended, Viaplay decided to move away from the UK, and sold Rebus to the BBC. [6]

Broadcast

The series aired on BBC One and BBC Scotland on 17 May 2024. [7]

In Australia, SBS Television aired the complete series on SBS on Demand streaming service from 2 August, with episodes also aired weekly on television from 15 August. [8]

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