Rivals is back in Rutshire this week. The second half of Season 2 premieres Wednesday, November 11, with three episodes at once on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ in the U.S., and on Disney+ in the UK and around the world.
After the three-episode drop, the remaining episodes arrive one a week on Wednesdays through December 2, TVLine reported. That covers episodes 7 through 12 and brings Season 2 to a close.
Where Season 2 Left Off
Spoilers for the first half of Season 2 follow. The first six episodes premiered in May and ended in June with the death of Monica Baddingham in a car crash during a storm. Part 2 picks up after that mid-season finale, starting with her funeral.
That puts Tony Baddingham, played by David Tennant, in a very different place as his fight with Declan O’Hara, played by Aidan Turner, over the Cotswolds television franchise heats up. Disney’s synopsis promises a Hunt Ball, a chaotic Bonfire Night and a very Rivals Christmas before the season wraps.
Who Is Back And Who Is New
Tennant and Turner return alongside Alex Hassell as Rupert Campbell-Black and Nafessa Williams as Cameron Cook. Hayley Atwell and Rupert Everett are back as Helen and Malise Gordon.
Part 2 also brings in new faces. Rupert Evans joins as headmaster David Hawkley, Santiago Cabrera plays Argentinian polo legend Alejandro Mendoza, and Monica’s sister Araminta enters the story.
Season 3 Is Already Coming
Fans do not have to worry about this being the end. Disney+ ordered a third season of 12 episodes in June, after Season 2 became the biggest EMEA original premiere ever for Disney+ in the UK and Ireland. Season 2 itself is a 12-episode run split into two batches of six, and Season 3 is expected in 2027.
The series is adapted from Dame Jilly Cooper’s Rutshire Chronicles novels and produced by Happy Prince, part of ITV Studios, with Eliza Mellor returning as series producer. It is set in the glamorous, cutthroat world of 1980s British television, and the Disney+ series page sums up the new episodes as a battle for the franchise that “reaches fever pitch.”
How To Catch Up
All of Season 1 and the first six episodes of Season 2 are streaming now on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally, so there is still time to catch up before Wednesday.
It is a busy Wednesday on Hulu. The Remarried Empress also has new episodes on November 11, after its early premiere on Disney+ and Hulu.
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