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. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: John Anderson
    Nov 6, 2024
    80
    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 detective John Rebus.
  2. The Observer (UK)
    Reviewed by: Barbara Ellen
    Nov 1, 2024
    80
    It’s early days but, so far, it’s prickly and exciting.
  3. Radio Times
    Reviewed by: Christopher Connor
    Nov 1, 2024
    80
    This is a series that could run and run, with no shortage of material to mine, and if the BBC has any sense, the cogs will already be in motion. Rebus is gritty Scottish drama at its best.
  5. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Jasper Rees
    Nov 1, 2024
    80
    The nimble plot, all fat deftly excised, grips through to the final frames. No character goes to waste.
  6. The Times
    Reviewed by: Carol Midgley
    Nov 1, 2024
    80
    It is terrific, mainly for two reasons. The first is Richard Rankin (no relation to Ian), who plays John Rebus with a dark, dangerous charisma and bone-dry sarcasm that is mildly hypnotic to watch. The second is Gregory Burke’s script, which is nimble, non-clichéd and underscored with a wit that sometimes made me laugh loudly.
  7. i
    Reviewed by: Gerard Gilbert
    Nov 1, 2024
    80
    You don’t need to have read any of Rankin’s series or watched the previous TV adaptations to enjoy this new version – it’s all clearly laid out for Rebus newbies.