Rebus

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Season 1
  • Network: Viaplay
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 7, 2024
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8

Critic Reviews

  1. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Jack Seale
    Nov 1, 2024
    60
    Richard Rankin, meanwhile, looks set to be the strongest screen Rebus. .... But in a TV series that can’t and won’t replicate the novels’ auxiliary function of documenting social changes in Scotland over time, a lot rests on Rebus being uniquely roguish – and it’s hard to differentiate this troubled, rule-breaking maverick from all the others.
  2. The Independent
    Reviewed by: Chris Harvey
    Nov 1, 2024
    60
    Sometimes it feels as if screenwriter Gregory Burke and author Rankin are grappling with the difficulties of how to present this world of hard men, without offending the sensitivities of today’s BBC, but they get by.