According to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney+ and Hulu announced on Tuesday that Rivals is moving forward with a third season. The news of the new season comes before the release of more episodes for the second season, which is in November. The third is the installment of the series will consist of 12 episodes with a production date yet to be announced.
“As the dust settles post the scandalous revelations in season 2, we see the stakes become higher and the alliances more fragile, with nothing staying buried for long,” said Disney+ out of the U.K via The Hollywood Reporter. “New romances blossom, old flames rekindle and shocking secrets will be spilled in this third [season], which takes everyone’s favorite rivalries to the next level. In a world of power, passion and betrayal, everyone has something to lose.”
As per The Hollywood Reporter, the second season of Rivals debuted in May and became Disney+’s biggest Europe, Middle East and Africa original premiere in the U.K. and Ireland, based on views after three days of its airing.
“The phenomenal response to Rivals is a credit to the bold, irreverent and endlessly entertaining world created by Dame Jilly Cooper, our cast, creative team, and production partners at Happy Prince,” said Lee Mason, VP, scripted at Disney+ EMEA via The Hollywood Reporter . “We’re delighted to be bringing audiences a third season on Disney+/Hulu. Expect more ambition, more romance, more rivalries and, of course, more scandal as we return to Rutshire for another irresistible chapter.”
According to The Hollywood Reporter, series executive producers Dominic Treadwell-Collins (Family Affairs, EstEnders), chief creative officer of Happy Prince, and Alexander Lamb (You & Me, We Hunt Together), creative director of Happy Prince, added: “We’ve been delighted and overwhelmed by the audience’s response to season two of Rivals – testament to the hard work from everyone working on Rivals both on and off screen.”
They continue, “Our one sadness is that Jilly didn’t get to witness the love for season two. But she’s still very much with us in spirit and would be so delighted that season three has been greenlit. We’re so thrilled to continue to work with Disney as we dive deeper into the Rutshire Chronicles and expand the Cooperverse even further.”
Rivals is available to stream on Disney+.