Viaplay brings a new Rebus to the US, and the TV show will delight Ian Rankin fans - by letting Richard Rankin's version not be beholden to the books.

Ian Rankin is publishing his 25th book in his Inspector Rebus series, with the latest finding his Edinburgh policeman behind bars (AFP via Getty Images) ...

I think Ian Rankin is a brilliant writer. The fact he has had between 25 and 30 novels of the same protagonist speaks volumes of the quality and the appetite for them.

Six episodes, no fat, a tormented hero and a country in crisis. All this and mayhem can be found in “Rebus,” a new adaptation of Ian Rankin’s celebrated detective series centered on Scottish ...

The recent six-part series was the first new Rebus adaptation to be made for TV since the STV shows starring John Hannah then Ken Stott, which were made between 2000 and 2007. Advertisement Hide Ad ...

Rankin was asked about the possibility of a new series at an in-conversation event in Edinburgh to promote his new Rebus novel, Midnight and Blue, which sees the main character try to solve a ...

As Outlander moves ever so closer to its final chapter, Richard Rankin has already begun venturing out with a gritty role. The Scotsman steps into the world of Rebus, a reimagined adaptation of ...

As Outlander moves ever so closer to its final chapter, Richard Rankin has already begun venturing out with a gritty role. The Scotsman steps into the world of Rebus, a reimagined adaptation of ...

I think Ian Rankin is a brilliant writer. The fact he has had between 25 and 30 novels of the same protagonist speaks volumes of the quality and the appetite for them.

A new LOCAL online community built for you. Click now to see all the available groups. When we first meet him, he is demoted after an incident with mobster Ger Cafferty (Stuart Bowman) and finds ...