Ian Rankin Archives

Rebus, the upcoming Viaplay adaptation of Sir Ian Rankin's hugely popular Inspector Rebus novels, has cast Outlander star Richard Rankin (no relation to the author) Rankin will play a younger Rebus in his earlier days in the Nordic streamer's first British original series Richard Rankin follows in the footsteps of fellow Scotts John Hannah and[...]

Rebus, based on Ian Rankin's popular detective novel, is getting a new six-part TV series from streamer Viaplay and Eleventh Hour Films Set in contemporary Edinburgh and adapted from Rankin's books, the new series will feature Inspector John Rebus at the heart of a new story devised by screenwriter Gregory Burke The show represents Viaplay[...]

In a surprise release on Wednesday, the BBC unveiled a short John Rebus drama written by Ian Rankin starring Brian Cox John Rebus: The Lockdown Blues finds retired Edinburgh cop Rebus, the hero of more than 20 novels by Rankin, trapped in lockdown and contemplating his own mortality This is a big deal The Rebus[...]

Eleventh Hour Films have scooped up the rights to Ian Rankin's character Inspector Rebus They've tapped '71 and Black Watch writer Gregory Burke to do the contemporary adaptation Rankin debuted Rebus in the 1987 novel Knots And Crosses and has written another 20 about the character since with Rather Be The Devil coming out in[...]