By Elliot Lines August 21, 2024
Disney+ have today announced that the upcoming adaptation of Dame Jilly Copper's iconic novel, Rivals, will launch exclusively on the platform October 18. Set against the backdrop of the drama, excess, and shocking antics of the power-grabbing social elite of 1980s England, Rivals delves headfirst into the ruthless world of independent television in 1986.
The series stars Alex Hassell (The Tragedy of Macbeth) as the dashing ex-Olympian, Member of Parliament, and dangerously charismatic Rupert Campbell Black, David Tennant (Doctor Who) as Lord Tony Baddingham, Aidan Turner (Poldark) as Declan O’Hara, Nafessa Williams (Black Lighting) as Cameron Cook, Katherine Parkinson (Humans) as Lizzie Vereker and Bella Maclean (Spring Awakening) as Taggie O’Hara.
The series also stars Emily Atack, Catriona Chandler, Oliver Chris, Danny Dyer, Rufus Jones, Lisa McGrillis, Luke Pasqualino, Claire Rushbrook, and Victoria Smurfit.
All new character posters have also been released.
RIVALS is available on Disney+ October 18
Disney+ is available from £4.99 per month
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