Rebel (2021 TV series)

Did You Know?

• The series aired in Canada on CTV, simulcast with ABC.
• Internationally, it premiered on Disney+ under the Star hub on May 28, 2021.
• Rebel was removed from Disney+ and all other Disney owned streaming services in October 2022 due to cost-cutting measures.

Cast and characters

Katey Sagal portrays Annie "Rebel" Bello, a legal advocate. John Corbett plays Grady Bello, her third husband divorcing her. Lex Scott Davis is Cassidy, a lawyer and Rebel's daughter with second husband Benji. Tamala Jones appears as Lana, a private investigator and Rebel's best friend and former sister-in-law. James Lesure plays Benji, Rebel's second ex-husband. Kevin Zegers portrays Nate, a doctor and Rebel's son with first husband Woodrow. Sam Palladio plays Luke, an attorney at Benji's firm. Ariela Barer is Ziggy, Rebel and Grady's adopted daughter and a recovering addict. Andy Garcia plays Julian Cruz, Rebel's boss who lost his wife to a Stonemore heart valve. Other cast members include Mary McDonnell, Matthew Glave, Mo McRae, Jalen Thomas Brooks, Adam Arkin, Dan Bucatinsky, and Abigail Spencer.

Production

ABC gave Rebel a put pilot commitment on October 31, 2019, followed by a pilot order on January 23, 2020, and a series order on September 16, 2020. Krista Vernoff wrote the pilot, directed by Tara Nicole Weyr. Vernoff executive produced alongside Erin Brockovich, John Davis, John Fox, Andrew Stearn, and Alexandre Schmitt. Production companies included Davis Entertainment, ABC Signature, and Sony Pictures Television.

Marc Webb and Adam Arkin became executive producers on January 25, 2021. ABC canceled the series on May 14, 2021. On July 15, 2021, negotiations began for a potential second season on IMDb TV, but creator Vernoff announced a month later that those plans were scrapped. Katey Sagal was cast upon the pilot order.

John Corbett, James Lesure, Tamala Jones, and Ariela Barer joined in February 2020. Andy Garcia and Lex Scott Davis were cast in March 2020. Kevin Zegers and Sam Palladio joined on September 20, 2020. Dan Bucatinsky was cast in a recurring capacity on January 25, 2021.

Mary McDonnell, Adam Arkin, Matthew Glave, and Jalen Thomas Brooks joined in recurring roles on February 9, 2021. Abigail Spencer joined in a recurring role on February 25, 2021. Filming began on December 2, 2020, in Los Angeles, California.