Rivals (TV series)

Rivals

Genre	Period drama
Based on	Rivals by Jilly Cooper
Directed by	Elliot Hegarty Dee Koppang O'Leary Alexandra Brodski
Starring	Alex Hassell Nafessa Williams Bella MacLean Katherine Parkinson Danny Dyer Victoria Smurfit Oliver Chris Emily Atack Rufus Jones Lisa McGrillis Claire Rushbrook Aidan Turner David Tennant
Composers	Jack Halama Natalie Holt
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Jilly Cooper Dominic Treadwell-Collins Felicity Blunt Alexander Lamb Lee Mason
Producer	Eliza Mellor
Cinematography	John Lynch Carlos Catalán Mark Nutkins
Editors	Oliver Parker Matthew Gray Adam Moss Vicky Tooms
Running time	48-62 minutes
Production company	Happy Prince
Original release
Network	Disney+
Release	18 October 2024 (2024-10-18) – present

Rivals is a period drama television series made for Disney+, adapted from the 1988 novel by Jilly Cooper. It stars an ensemble cast including David Tennant, Aidan Turner, Katherine Parkinson, Victoria Smurfit, Alex Hassell, Nafessa Williams, Bella Maclean, Emily Atack and Danny Dyer. The first series was released on 18 October 2024. Rivals was recommissioned for a second series in December 2024.