Which 'Rivals' Stars Are — And Aren't — Returning After Season 2 Recast?
- Disney+ released first-look images for Rivals season 2, which is filming in the United Kingdom and will air on Hulu and Disney Plus.
- Last season's cliffhanger left key rivalries unresolved, ending with Rupert Campbell-Black, Lord Tony Baddingham and Declan O'Hara fighting for television supremacy in 1980s British television.
- Photos show Lord Tony Baddingham exiting a black helicopter, Declan O'Hara by a blue van, and Rupert Campbell-Black confronting Taggie O'Hara in a pantry.
- Careers and marriages face direct consequences as Venturer wins the Independent Broadcasting Authority licence, reuniting the main cast and raising the stakes for reputations.
- The cast paid tribute after author Dame Jilly Cooper died in October this year at 88, with guest stars Hayley Atwell, Rupert Everett, and newcomers Maxim Ays and Holly Cattle announced.
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Which 'Rivals' Stars Are — And Aren't — Returning After Season 2 Recast?
Rivals is coming back for a second season — but is every cast member returning? Based on Jilly Cooper‘s novel of the same name, Disney+ and Hulu’s Rivals centers around a feud between two men fighting for control of a television station in 1980s Britain. Rivals stars an ensemble cast made up of Aidan Turner, David Tennant, Alex Hassell, Bella MacLean, Nafessa Williams, Katherine Parkinson, Victoria Smurfit, Emily Atack and Danny Dyer. The first …
Rivals season 2 first look released as David Tennant and cast return for "jaw-dropping" twists in 2026
It's been a year since Rivals was renewed for a second season but at long last, we have a first look at the brand new episodes thanks to Disney+.The first season ended on quite the dramatic cliffhanger for David Tennant's Lord Tony Baddingham – the last we saw of him was being clubbed over the head with an award by his lover and Corinium producer Cameron Cook (Nafessa Williams).So, something tells us he's out for revenge in a major way this time…
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