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EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has bought Viaplay‘s Rebus reboot, following international streamer Viaplay’s decision to exit the UK. In further news, we can reveal Australia’s SBS has also acquired the show from distributor Viaplay Content Distribution.

Outlander star Richard Rankin has celebrated a show milestone as this week marks eight years since he was cast as Roger MacKenzie.

Sophie Skelton has landed a leading role in a brand new thriller set to start filming in Scotland later this year.

Sharareh Drury administrator SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from “The Happiest Place on Earth,” Season 7, Episode 2 of “Outlander,” now streaming on Starz. While an epic explosion at Frasier’s Ridge would seem like the most shocking event thus far this season on “Outlander,” the Starz series managed to also pack in a shocking reveal, a bittersweet birth and the series’ most heartbreaking goodbye yet. Moments into “The Happiest Place on Earth,” the mystery of who actually killed Malva (Jessica Reynolds) is finally solved. Despite Tom Christie (Mark Lewis Jones) having taken the blame for his daughter’s murder to save Claire (Caitriona Balfe) from the noose, it was actually his son Allan (Alexander Vlahos) who did it. Claire tries to stop Allan, overcome with grief, from taking his own life but Ian (John Bell) appears and shoots him with an arrow — stating that Allan’s actions killed an unborn child and for that, he cannot live. 

Outlander star Richard Rankin says that season 7 is the best yet for Roger and Brianna as they navigate life in Fraser's Ridge.

Outlander is back, and nothing will ever be the same for the Frasers. Having seen the first four episodes of the new season, I can say that it's the same Outlander you love, but as the first few episodes unfold, it begins to feel like . Change is uncomfortable, and there's going to be a lot of it this season, but it also energizes the series in a really thrilling—and poignant—way. “It's explosive.

Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe hit the red carpet together for the season 7 premiere of Outlander!

Sam Heughan has shared a snap of himself alongside his TV wife as the small-screen favourites celebrated the premiere of Outlander's seventh season in New York.

Richard Rankin has praised his Rebus cast mates, dubbing them 'incredible company' as the Scot gets underway with filming season one of the show.

K.J. Yossman Viaplay’s first U.K. drama commission, “Rebus,” has gone into production in Scotland. The show has also added some new cast members including “Line of Duty’s” Lucie Shorthouse, Brian Ferguson (“The Ipcress File”) and Stuart Bowman (“The Serpent”). They will join Richard Rankin (“Outlander”) as John Rebus, the much-loved character John Rebus from Ian Rankin’s bestselling novels. “Rebus” tells the story of a Scottish police detective who “finds himself at a psychological crossroads,” according to the logline. “At odds with a job increasingly driven by corporate technocrats, involved in a toxic affair he knows he needs to end, and all but supplanted in his daughter’s life by his ex-wife’s wealthy new husband, Rebus begins to wonder if he still has a role to play – either as a family man or a police officer. In a world of divisive politics and national discord, does the law still have meaning, or is everyone reverting to an older set of rules? And if so, why shouldn’t Rebus do so too?”

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The official Outlander Instagram account has shared a funny video of the cast's impressions of Scots star Sam Heughan's character Jamie Fraser.

Droughtlander is nearly over as Starz sets the premiere date for Outlander‘s seventh season for Friday, June 16 at midnight ET via streaming, and internationally on the Lionsgate+ premium streaming platform in the U.K. For linear viewers, the show premieres on the same day at 8 p.m. ET/PT in the U.S. New episodes will be released weekly on Fridays.

Richard Rankin has been cast in the lead role in the new on-screen adaptation of Sir Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus novels.

Viaplay has found its Inspector Rebus and author Sir Ian Rankin is keeping it in the name.

Outlander was never going to air forever, and yet somehow it felt like it would. But on January 19, Starz officially announced that all good—in this case, great—stories must come to an end, and season eight of will be its last.The good news is that the seventh season is still filming in Scotland, and it's a supersized 16 episode season (Starz released over Christmas).

Balmaclellan actor Sam Heughan has enjoyed success at the Scottish BAFTAs.

On the heels of the recently announced prequel series Blood of My Blood, Starz’s President of Original Programming Kathryn Busby is sharing an update on what the new project means for the future of the original series.

New season, new characters as STARZ has announced that Izzy Meikle-Small (“Never Let Me Go”) and Joey Phillips (“Billy Elliot”) have been cast as Rachel Hunter and Dr. Denzell Hunter, respectively, in the upcoming seventh season of “Outlander.” The duo join the previously announced Charles Vandervaart as the show’s newest cast members while fan-favorites Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin and John Bell are all set to return. “We’re excited to welcome Izzy and Joey to the ‘Outlander’ family and can’t wait for fans to see how these two fantastic actors bring Rachel and Denzell to life,” says Matthew B.

EXCLUSIVE: Izzy Meikle-Small (Never Let Me Go, Snow White and the Huntsman) and Joey Phillips (Billy Elliot) has joined the cast of Starz‘s for Season 7. The pair will play brother and sister Rachel Hunter and Dr. Denzell Hunter, respectively.

It’s World “Outlander” Day, and the cast of the hit series is celebrating with a behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming season of the celebrated show.

The beloved series is currently in production in Scotland, and stars including Sam Heughan, Caitriona Balfe, Sophie Skelton and Richard Rankin appeared in a fun featurette teasing the forthcoming episodes.«We're gonna have a mega-sized season for you to get back to,» Balfe shared, amid clips of different scenes being shot on location. «So get through this next Droughtlander.»«We are here working hard for you, on what is, I think, my favorite season yet,» Skelton teases in the clip.Meanwhile, John Bell excitedly revealed that the forthcoming season will have 16 episodes, and excitedly declares, «You cannot believe what we're going to throw at you this season!»We have our own day … and that is World Outlander Day!!! So we celebrate with a little treat for you all ….

World Outlander Day is June 1 and a new clip of the next series is out to mark the occasion.

Sadly, Outlander season six is now over - and fans have to once again endure Droughtlander as we wait for them to finish season 7.

Sharareh Drury administratorBarely a week has passed since the intense sixth season finale of “Outlander,” and Starz has already added a fresh cast member for its upcoming seventh season.Charles Vandervaart (“Lost in Space,” “The Craft: Legacy”) is joining the historical drama series in the role of William Ransom, who is the secret son of Jamie Fraser, played by Sam Heughan.Production for Season 7 began in Scotland last month, with Vandervaart joining series regulars Caitríona Balfe, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin and John Bell. He is a highly anticipated character from Diana Gabaldon’s books, of which the Starz series is based on.William, the ninth Earl of Ellesmere, will enthusiastically arrive in Wilmington to join the British Army and help put an end to the escalation tensions in the American Colonies.

Jamie Fraser’s (Sam Heughan) son William Ransom will be all grown up when Starz’s Outlander returns for Season 7 and he’ll be portrayed by Charles Vandervaart (Lost in Space, The Craft: Legacy).

Sharareh Drury administratorThere’s no shortage of drama or conflict on “Outlander.” Two characters of the series who know that all too well are Brianna (Sophie Skelton) and Roger (Richard Rankin).After a tumultuous fifth season that included traumatic assaults, a kidnapping, a near-death experience by hanging, and the low rumblings of the American Revolution, one would hope Bree and Roger could catch a break heading into Season 6.It’s wishful thinking, perhaps. In previewing what’s to come this season, Skelton and Rankin both agree that Bree and Roger’s story may have found some calm — but that’s within the eye of a troubling storm.Variety spoke with Skelton and Rankin to talk about Brianna and Roger’s goals now that they’ve settled to live in the past, how the two are processing past trauma, and what fans can expect for the short-but-sure to be lively sixth season. How does it feel for the droughtlander to be over and seeing fans’ initial reactions to the premiere episode?SOPHIE SKELTON: It’s funny.

Outlander stars Sophie Skelton and Richard Rankin have revealed what momentos they've managed to take home from set.

Outlander stars Sophie Skelton and Richard Rankin have answered some of their fans most burning questions ahead of the new episode on Sunday night.

Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan pose together on the black carpet at the season six premiere of Outlander held at The Wolf Theater at the Television Academy on Wednesday night (March 9) in North Hollywood, Calif.

This evening, The Glasgow Film Festival showed a very special early preview of the first episode of Outlander season six and some of the cast turned out on the red carpet.

Outlander's Richard Rankin, Lauren Lyle and John Bell are appearing on the red carpet at Glasgow Film Festival for an exclusive preview screening of the first episode of season six.

Starz celebrated the Season 6 premiere of on Thursday with series stars Caitríona Balfe and her small-screen love Sam Heughan in Los Angeles and London, respectively. Which is par for the course for the two— well, for their characters Claire and Jamie who are often separated by time and space.

Outlander co-stars Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton and Richard Rankin pose for photos together at the season six premiere for the Starz hit drama at The Royal Festival Hall on Thursday (February 24) in London, England.

Cast of Outlander past and present have reunited in Seattle for a special Outlander convention.

The cast of Outlander have reunited in America ahead of season 6 's March launch.