‘Rivals’ Renewed for Season 3 at Disney+

Disney+ has greenlit “Rivals” for a third season comprised of 12 episodes.

The news comes ahead of the second half of Season 2 returning in November.

Based on Jilly Cooper’s iconic “bonkbuster” book series, the Rutshire Chronicles, “Rivals” follows the residents of a small village in 1980s England as they hop in and out of each other’s business – and beds.

The series, which is produced by Happy Prince (part of ITV Studios), stars Alex Hassell as Olympian turned politician Rupert Campbell-Black and David Tennant as television executive Tony Baddingham as well as Emily Atack and Aidan Turner, among others.

“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,” reads the logline for the third season. “New romances blossom, old flames rekindle and shocking secrets will be spilled in this third series which takes everyone’s favourite rivalries to the next level. In a world of power, passion and betrayal, everyone has something to lose.”

The show is available on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ in the U.K. and internationally

“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, Disney+ EMEA VP for scripted. “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.”