The cast of ‘Rivals’ just got even bigger. Hayley Atwell (Mission Impossible, Agent Carter) and Rupert Everett (Napoleon, My Policeman) are officially joining Season 2 of the Disney+ drama, based on Dame Jilly Cooper’s beloved novel.
Atwell will play Helen Gordon, Rupert Campbell-Black’s ex-wife and mother to his children, Marcus and Tabitha. Everett takes on Malise Gordon, Helen’s husband and Campbell-Black’s former show-jumping coach and mentor.
They’re not the only new faces in the mix. Maxim Ays (Boarders, Sanditon), Holly Cattle (Young Sherlock, Mr Loverman), Oliver Dench (Hotel Portofino, Domina), Amanda Lawrence (Malory Towers, Star Wars: The Last Jedi), Bobby Lockwood (Wolfblood, Here We Go), Eliot Salt (Slow Horses, Normal People), and Jonny Weldon (One Day, Brassic) have also signed on for the upcoming season.
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Season 2 of ‘Rivals’ is upping the ante with an extended 12-episode run. Expect more wit, drama, desire, and high-stakes twists as the power struggles heat up and loyalties are pushed to the breaking point.
Set once again in the picture-perfect Cotswolds countryside and the glamorous, cutthroat world of 1980s British television, the new season will reunite the fan-favourite ensemble while introducing fresh characters to shake things up.
With careers, marriages, and reputations on the line, Rivals promises another deliciously addictive ride through love, ambition, and betrayal — where the price of success might just cost everything.
