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BBC Buys Viaplay’s ‘Rebus’ Reboot Ahead Of Scandi Streamer’s UK Exit; Australia’s SBS Also Boards Scottish Crime Drama
The BBC has bought Viaplay's Rebus reboot and will air it exclusively in the UK.
The show, based on Ian Rankin ‘s novels and from Eleventh Hour Films, had originally been slated for Viaplay’s UK service, having been its first British commission back in November 2022. Niall MacCormick ( Complicit, The Victim, Wallander) and Fiona Walton ( Shetland, Annika) are directing the six-part show, which is produced by Angela Murray. Paula Cuddy, Jill Green, Eve Gutierrez, Tomas Axelsson, Isabelle Hultén, Niall MacCormick, Gregory Burke and Ian Rankin are the executive producers.
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