Disney+ Hosts “Rivals” Season 2 World Premiere In London
Earlier this week, Disney hosted a special world premiere event at London’s BFI IMAX for the highly anticipated second season of the original series,”Rivals”.
In the second season, the battle for the Central South West television franchise reaches fever pitch as the war between Corinium and Venturer enters a dangerous new phase. More ruthless than ever, Tony Baddingham is determined to dismantle his rivals piece-by-piece, weaponising scandal and manipulating those closest to him to maintain his grip on power. Amidst the hedonistic glamour of 80s excess, the personal lives of our Rutshire heroes spiral into chaos. Marriages fracture under the weight of ambition, illicit affairs threaten to shatter families, and long-buried secrets ignite with explosive consequences. As rivalries push everyone to the brink, loyalties are tested and hearts are broken in the pursuit of victory. But what is the true cost of war?
The cast of the award-winning series were out in force at the screening event including David Tennant (‘Doctor Who’, ‘The Thursday Murder Club’), Alex Hassell (‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’, ‘The Boys’), Aidan Turner (‘Poldark, ‘The Hobbit Trilogy’), Nafessa Williams (‘Black Lightning’, ‘Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody’), Bella Maclean (‘Sex Education’, ‘London Tide’), Katherine Parkinson (‘Humans’, ‘Here We Go’), Danny Dyer (‘EastEnders’, ‘The Football Factory’), Victoria Smurfit (‘Bloodlands’, ‘Once Upon A Time’), Claire Rushbrook (‘Sherwood’, ‘Ali and Ava’), Oliver Chris (‘The Crown’, ‘Trying’), Lisa McGrillis (‘Maternal’, ‘Mum’), Emily Atack (‘The Emily Atack Show’, ‘The Inbetweeners’), Rufus Jones (‘W1A’, ‘Home’) and Luca Pasqualino (‘The Musketeers’, ‘Shantaram’).
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“Rivals”, made by Happy Prince, part of ITV Studios, is executive produced by Dominic Treadwell-Collins , Alexander Lamb , Olivier Award-winning playwright Laura Wade , Felicity Blunt, Elliot Hegarty , “Rivals” author Dame Jilly Cooper and for Disney+, Jonny Richards. Eliza Mellor returns as Series Producer. It is written by Dominic Treadwell-Collins, Laura Wade, Sophie Goodhart, Sam Hoare, Mimi Hare, Clare Naylor, Sorcha Kurien-Walsh and Dare Aiyegbayo, directed by Elliot Hegarty, Jamie J Johnson and Dee Koppang O’Leary. “Rivals” is based on the novel of the same name, part of Cooper’s bestselling Rutshire Chronicles. The series was commissioned by VP Scripted Content for Disney+ EMEA, Lee Mason.
The Hulu Original series will roll out in two six-episode batches. The first three episodes of the second season are already available to stream on Hulu and Hulu On Disney+ in the United States and on Disney+ in the UK and around the world. More episodes will be released in a second batch later this year. The first season of “Rivals” is also available to stream on Hulu and Disney+ now.
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