Rivals: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Rivals (2024): Drama, Comedy, Romance. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
Rivals dives headfirst into the cut-throat world of independent television in 1986, where the shoulder pads are big and ambitions even bigger. In the fictional upper-class county of Rutshire, a long-standing rivalry between two powerful men is about to boil over: ex-Olympian, Member of Parliament, and notorious womaniser Rupert Campbell-Black, and his Rutshire neighbour Tony Baddingham, controller of the independent TV franchise Corinium Television. As tensions rise and rivalries deepen, there are spilled secrets, forged alliances, and snatched liaisons that draw wives, lovers, colleagues, friends, and families into their battle.
Series details
- Title: Rivals
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
- Premiere date: 2024-10-18
- Status in TVmaze: Running
- Web channel listed by TVmaze: Disney+
- Typical episode runtime: 54 minutes
- TVmaze community rating: 6.4/10
- TVMaze ID: 64087
- IMDb ID: tt21906238
- TVDB ID: 429920
Cast and credited roles
- David Tennant — Tony Baddingham
- Aidan Turner — Declan O'Hara
- Danny Dyer — Freddie Jones
- Alex Hassell — Rupert Campbell-Black
- Nafessa Williams — Cameron Cook
- Katherine Parkinson — Lizzie Vereker
- Bella Maclean — Taggie O'Hara
- Emily Atack — Sarah Stratton
- Oliver Chris — James Vereker
- Luke Pasqualino — Bas Baddingham
- Bryony Hannah — Deirdre Kilpatrick
- Claire Rushbrook — Lady Monica Baddingham
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 2024-10-18; final listed air date 2024-10-18; episode order: 8.
- Season 2: premiered 2026-05-15; final listed air date 2026-11-11; episode order: 12.
Source and licence
Adapted from Rivals on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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