Hulu has unveiled the first teaser trailer for season 2 of ‘Rivals’ alongside its official release date, teasing a return to the intoxicating world of ambition, betrayal, and high-stakes television warfare.
As the battle for the Central South West television franchise reaches a boiling point, the conflict between Corinium and Venturer surges into a perilous new phase. More ruthless than ever, Lord Tony Baddingham is determined to dismantle his enemies piece by piece, wielding scandal like a sharpened blade and manipulating those closest to him to secure his grip on power.
Set against the shimmering excess of the 1980s, personal lives begin to fracture under pressure. Marriages strain beneath ambition, illicit affairs threaten to detonate families, and long-buried secrets spark with devastating consequences. Loyalties bend, hearts splinter, and the question lingers in the air like cigarette smoke in a chandelier-lit room: what is the true cost of war?
Returning to the glittering battlefield are David Tennant as Lord Tony Baddingham, Alex Hassell as Rupert Campbell-Black, Aidan Turner as Declan O’Hara, Nafessa Williams as Cameron Cook, Bella Maclean as Taggie O’Hara, Katherine Parkinson as Lizzie Vereker, Danny Dyer as Freddie Jones, Victoria Smurfit as Maud O’Hara, Claire Rushbrook as Lady Monica Baddingham, Oliver Chris as James Vereker, Lisa McGrillis as Valerie Jones, Emily Atack as Sarah Stratton, Rufus Jones as Paul Stratton, Luca Pasqualino as Basil “Bas” Baddingham, Catriona Chandler as Caitlin O’Hara, Annabel Scholey as Beattie Johnson, Gary Lamont as Charles Fairburn, Hubert Burton as Gerald Middleton, Gabriel Tierney as Patrick O’Hara, Lara Peake as Daysee Butler, and Bryony Hannah as Dierdre Kilpatrick.
Season 2 also introduces notable guest stars, including Hayley Atwell as Helen Gordon, Rupert Campbell-Black’s ex-wife and mother of his children, and Rupert Everett as her husband Malise Gordon, Campbell-Black’s former show-jumping mentor. Additional new cast members include Maxim Ays, Holly Cattle, Oliver Dench, Amanda Lawrence, Bobby Lockwood, Eliot Salt, and Jonny Weldon.
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The UK Original returns in two six-episode batches, with the first arriving May 15, featuring a three-episode premiere, followed by the second later in the year. The series will stream on Hulu and Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the United States, and on Disney+ internationally.
