Rivals Renewed For Season 3 On Disney+
Disney+ has confirmed that Rivals will return for a third season ahead of the highly anticipated return of Season 2 this November.
The International Emmy® and BAFTA® Award-winning drama series, based on Dame Jilly Cooper’s Rutshire Chronicles novels, brings all of the utterly irresistible “bonkbuster” heat to our screens. Set in 1980s Britain within the world of the independent television industry, Rivals follows the scandalous lives of the residents in the village of Rutshire as they navigate tense power struggles, witty double-crosses, steamy romances, and larger-than-life rivalries.
Following a shocking mid-season finale that left audiences only wanting more, there’s no doubt that Rivals will return with a bang, bringing enough passion and scandal to last a lifetime. The series, produced by Happy Prince (part of ITV Studios), will be executive produced by Dominic Treadwell-Collins, Alexander Lamb, Laura Wade, and Felicity Blunt.
David Tennant, Alex Hassell, Aidan Turner, Nafessa Williams, Bella Maclean, Katherine Parkinson, Danny Dyer, Victoria Smurfit, Claire Rushbrook and Emily Atack lead the cast of the show.
On the news, Lee Mason, Vice-President of Scripted and Disney+ EMEA, said:
“The phenomenal response to Rivals is a credit to the bold, irreverent and endlessly entertaining world created by Dame Jilly Cooper, our cast, creative team and production partners at Happy Prince. We’re delighted to be bringing audiences a third season on Disney+/Hulu. Expect more ambition, more romance, more rivalries and, of course, more scandal as we return to Rutshire for another irresistible chapter.”
Dominic Treadwell-Collins, Chief Creative Officer of Happy Prince, and Alexander Lamb, Creative Director of Happy Prince, added:
“We’ve been delighted and overwhelmed by the audience’s response to Season Two of Rivals – a testament to the hard work from everyone working on Rivals both on and off screen. Our one sadness is that Jilly didn’t get to witness the love for season two. But she’s still very much with us in spirit and would be so delighted that season three has been greenlit. We’re so thrilled to continue to work with Disney as we dive deeper into the Rutshire Chronicles and expand the Cooperverse even further.”
Rivals is now streaming on Disney+, with Season 2: Part 2 streaming in November.
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