Viaplay announced today that Richard Rankin will star as the beloved Scottish detective John Rebus in Rebus, the company’s first UK television series.
Rebus: Richard Rankin to Play Beloved Detective in Viaplay’s First UK TV Series

Viaplay announced today that Richard Rankin will star as the beloved Scottish detective John Rebus in Rebus, the company’s first UK television series.
The BBC announced today that Ashley Jensen will be the new lead for the hit Scottish mystery-crime drama series Shetland.
Karen Pirie, the new BritBox Original Scottish mystery-crime drama series, is gripping from start to finish, and it premieres in North America tomorrow.
BritBox North America has set the premiere date for its Scottish crime drama series Karen Pirie, starring Lauren Lyle as the eponymous detective.
Twenty-five new series, seasons, films, and specials from the UK, including Scotland and Wales, and Canada have their national premieres in the US in September.
The long-awaited and highly-anticipated new season of Shetland — as well as star Douglas Henshall’s final season on the show — will arrive soon in North America.
August brings the national US premieres of 26 series, seasons, and films from the UK, Ireland, and Canada, plus the local debuts of three British titles on public TV stations.
July brings the national premieres of 20 new series and seasons from the UK and Canada, plus the local/regional premieres of three titles on public TV stations.
June sees the national premieres of 31 titles from the UK and Canada to the US, plus the local/regional premieres of two more titles on public TV stations.
IMDb TV has just released more than 40 titles on its channel in the US, the majority of which are shows from the UK.