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ReBoot

ReBoot is a Canadian CGI-animated TV series (1994–2001) created by the Hub and produced by Mainframe Entertainment in Vancouver; the first half-hour fully computer-animated series, set inside the computer city of Mainframe, predating Toy Story.

Reboot (2022 TV series)

Reboot (2022) is a Hulu meta comedy created by Steven Levitan (Modern Family) about the cast of a fictional early-2000s sitcom, Step Right Up, reuniting for a revival. Eight episodes premiered September 20, 2022; Hulu canceled it January 30, 2023.

Reboot (fiction)

Reboot (fiction): restarting an established fictional universe, film, TV, comic, or game franchise with new continuity, discarding prior storylines. Distinct from remake, revival, sequel; popularized by Batman Begins (2005); includes soft reboots and film-to-TV reboots like Fargo.

ReBoot: The Guardian Code

ReBoot: The Guardian Code is a 2018 Canadian live-action/CG series by Mainframe Studios, created by Michael Hefferon, reimagining the 1994 CG classic ReBoot with teen Guardians; it ran 20 episodes on Netflix and YTV before cancellation.

Rebooting (リブート) (TV series)

Rebooting (リブート) is a 2026 TBS Nichiyo Gekijo suspense drama, 10 episodes from January 18 to March 29, 2026, starring Ryohei Suzuki in a dual role as a framed patissier and the corrupt detective whose face he assumes, scripted by Tsutomu Kuroiwa.

Reborn (重生)

Reborn (重生, originally 白夜重生) is a 2020 Youku Chinese crime web series, 28 episodes, directed by Yang Dong and written by Zhiwen, sister work of Day and Night, starring Zhang Yi as amnesiac survivor of the 714 gun case.

Reborn (重生之门)

Reborn (重生之门, Be Reborn) is a 2022 Chinese 26-episode theft-themed suspense web drama directed by Yang Dong, starring Zhang Yi and Wang Junkai, produced by Youku and Alibaba Pictures, aired on Youku from April 27, 2022.

Reborn as a Space Mercenary

Reborn as a Space Mercenary (Mezametara Saikyou...) is a Japanese sci-fi isekai light novel by Ryuto, illustrated by Tetsuhiro Nabeshima, serialized from February 2019 on Shōsetsuka ni Narō and in print from July 2019 under Kadokawa Books, with a Seven Seas English release, a Shunichi Matsui manga, and a 2026 A-CAT anime.

Reborn at 18: The Great-Grandma Takes Charge (十八岁太奶奶驾到,重整家族荣耀)

Reborn at 18: The Great-Grandma Takes Charge (十八岁太奶奶驾到,重整家族荣耀) is a 2025 Chinese vertical micro short-drama series adapted from Wu Yingxia's novel, starring Li Keyi as Professor Rong Yu, who wakes in 2025 as an 18-year-old great-grandmother; four seasons, breakout hit on Hongguo.

Reborn doll

Reborn doll (reborn baby): hyper-realistic art doll made by hand-painting, hair-rooting, and weighting a vinyl or silicone kit to imitate a newborn; also called living doll or unliving doll; originated in 1990s United States, sold on eBay from 2002, used for collecting, grief therapy, and dementia doll therapy.

Reborn Rich

Reborn Rich (재벌집 막내아들) is a 2022 JTBC drama adapted from a Munpia web novel, starring Song Joong-ki as a murdered secretary reborn as a chaebol grandson; it hit 26.9% finale ratings, diverged from the novel's ending, and has a Thai remake and a Season 2 in development.

Reborn Rookie (재벌집 막내아들)

Reborn Rookie (재벌집 막내아들, Reborn Rich) is a 2022 JTBC fantasy drama starring Song Joong-ki and Lee Sung-min, adapted from a 2017 web novel, in which a chaebol family's secretary is reborn as the family's youngest son; it peaked at 30.1% ratings and a season 2 was announced in 2025.

Reborn! (家庭教師ヒットマンREBORN!)

Reborn! (家庭教師ヒットマンREBORN!, Katekyo Hitman Reborn!) is Akira Amano's 42-volume Weekly Shonen Jump manga (2004-2012) about Tsuna, heir to the Vongola mafia family, trained by the infant hitman Reborn, with a 203-episode anime and over 30 million copies in circulation.

Rebound (2005 film)

Rebound is a 2005 American family sports comedy directed by Steve Carr, starring Martin Lawrence as a college basketball coach banned after a public meltdown.

Rebound (basketball)

Rebound (basketball): recovering a missed shot, split into offensive (same team as shooter) and defensive rebounds; credited individually or as team rebounds, measured by chances, REB%, and uncontested rebounds.

Rebound tonometry

Rebound tonometry is a handheld method of measuring intraocular pressure by bouncing a lightweight disposable probe off the cornea, usable in children and by glaucoma patients at home.

Reboxetine

Reboxetine (Edronax) is a selective noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor antidepressant approved in Europe in 1997 but rejected in the US; a 2010 meta-analysis found it ineffective versus placebo and SSRIs, though a 2011 MHRA review kept a positive benefit-risk balance.

Rebranding

Rebranding is the alteration of an existing brand identity, changing a company's name, logo, color, or values, singly or in combination; mergers and acquisitions are the most common trigger.

Rebreather

A rebreather is a breathing apparatus that recycles exhaled gas by scrubbing carbon dioxide and replenishing oxygen instead of venting breaths, used in diving, mine rescue, firefighting, and anesthesia systems.

Rebuild of Evangelion

Rebuild of Evangelion (ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版) is Hideaki Anno and Studio Khara's four-film retelling of Neon Genesis Evangelion, 2007–2021: 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, and 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, grossing over 10 billion yen domestically.

Rebuilding (film)

Rebuilding is a 2025 American drama by Max Walker-Silverman, starring Josh O'Connor as a Colorado rancher rebuilding life after wildfire. Sundance 2025 premiere; Bleecker Street release; also known simply as Rebuilding.

Rebuilding Korea Party (조국혁신당)

Rebuilding Korea Party (조국혁신당), also called Cho Kuk Innovation Party, a minor South Korean liberal opposition party founded March 2024 by former justice minister Cho Kuk; won 12 proportional seats in the 2024 legislative election on an anti-prosecution, anti-Yoon platform.

Rebuilding of Babylon by Esarhaddon

The rebuilding of Babylon by Esarhaddon was the Assyrian king's restoration of the city his father Sennacherib sacked in 689 BC, rebuilding Esagil and restoring Marduk's cult.

Rebuilding of Cusco

The Rebuilding of Cusco (reconstrucción del Cusco) was the mid-15th-century redesign and expansion of the Inca capital at Cusco, Peru, carried out under the emperor Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui.

Rebuilding of the Ishtar Gate

The rebuilding of the Ishtar Gate was Nebuchadnezzar II's reconstruction of Babylon's main gateway with blue glazed bricks showing dragons, bulls, and lions, now displayed in Berlin.

Rebuilding of the Ka'ba and the Black Stone arbitration

The rebuilding of the Ka'ba (تجديد بناء الكعبة) was a 605 AD renovation by Quraysh clans in Mecca, arbitrated by Muhammad over the Black Stone.

Rebuilding Russia

Rebuilding Russia (Russian: «Как нам обустроить Россию?») is a 1990 essay by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, published in two Soviet newspapers with a combined circulation of 27 million.

Rebus

Rebus: a puzzle or visual pun replacing words or syllables with homophone pictures, letters, and symbols; rooted in ancient scripts, popular in Victorian magazines, heraldry, literacy teaching, and modern emoji puzzles.

Reby Sky

Reby Sky (Rebecca Victoria Hardy, née Reyes, born 1986, Queens, New York) is an American professional wrestler, manager, and valet; former Playboy model and Lucha Libre USA interviewer, TNA Broken Universe regular, wife of Matt Hardy, returned to TNA in June 2024.

Rec (film)

[REC] (2007) is a Spanish found-footage horror film by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza, starring Manuela Velasco as a TV reporter trapped in a quarantined Barcelona apartment building; it won Sitges awards, spawned four-film franchise and an American remake.