Rivals just got renewed for season 3
Hulu and Disney+ are all-in on Rivals, renewing the 2024 breakout for Season 3 before Season 2 even lands — a bold vote of confidence for the naughtiest show on TV.
Here’s a bit of telly news that’s almost suspiciously optimistic by usual standards: Rivals, the saucy mega-hit based on Jilly Cooper’s ever-scandalous Rutshire Chronicles, has bagged itself a third series from Hulu and Disney+ – and they’ve done it before the second one’s even finished airing. If you’re into shows that know exactly how much trouble their characters should get up to each week, this is one you’ll already be eyeing.
Just to catch everyone up: Rivals first dropped in 2024, attracting a frankly massive audience and critics who seem to be falling over themselves with praise. We’re talking International Emmy and BAFTA wins – not too shabby. They’ve had a 95% Rotten Tomatoes score for the first run, with season two somehow edging that up to 97%. Not bad for a series built on horsey upper-class drama and, let’s face it, people behaving terribly.
Cast and Characters: British TV Royalty Meets Hollywood
- David Tennant
- Alex Hassell
- Aidan Turner
- Bella Maclean
- Nafessa Williams
- Victoria Smurfit
- Claire Rushbrook
- Danny Dyer
That’s just the start, with a supporting lineup almost as entertaining as the lead lot. ITV Studios' Happy Prince are pulling the production strings, if you’re curious about who to thank (or blame) for the high drama and countryside frolics.
What’s Coming Next: High Stakes, Fickle Alliances, and… More Secrets
And just in case anyone thought things might settle down after the revelations in season two, Disney+ have already teased that 'the stakes become higher and the alliances more fragile, with nothing staying buried for long.' Which is a polite corporate way of promising the chaos will only get, well, messier as it continues.
Season three isn’t just more of the same, either. They're stretching it out to 12 episodes, and apparently there’ll be new couples getting together, some old flames reigniting (because these people can’t help themselves), and enough shocking secrets scattered about to fuel another dozen dinner parties. According to the PR: 'New romances blossom, old flames rekindle and shocking secrets will be spilled in this third [season], which takes everyone’s favorite rivalries to the next level. In a world of power, passion and betrayal, everyone has something to lose.' Almost poetic, frankly.
Release Dates and Where to Watch
It’s a bit of a wait if you’re itching for the next batch: season two continues in November 2026, with six more episodes left to run on both Hulu (over in the US) and Disney+ (basically everywhere else). So, yes – advance planning isn’t just for the characters here, it seems.