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RIVALS
Air Date: Friday, May 15, 2026
Time Slot: 12:01 AM-1:00 AM EST on HULU
Episode Title: (#201-203) "Part 1"
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Friday, May 15

· Hulu: Rivals (Season 2) (Hulu Original) - Three-Episode Premiere

Hulu: Rivals (Season 2) (Hulu Original)

The battle for the Central South West television franchise reaches a fever pitch as the war between Corinium and Venturer enters a dangerous new phase. More ruthless than ever, Tony Baddingham is determined to dismantle his rivals piece-by-piece, weaponising scandal and manipulating those closest to him to maintain his grip on power.







RIVALS (HULU)
Returns in TBA 2026 (Exact Date TBA)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
10/18/24 - ???
STATUS:
returning in 2026/2027 (date TBA)
TIME SLOT:
not on the schedule
CURRENT SEASON:
2 (6 episodes)
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
the show's second season will be split into two halves
DESCRIPTION:
(from Hulu's web site, May 2026) In 1980s England, a rivalry between two powerful men finally comes to a head.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Aidan Turner as Declan O'Hara
· Alex Hassell as Rupert Campbell-Black
· Annabel Scholey as Beattie Johnson
· Antony Byrne as Ginger Baines
· Bella Maclean as Taggie
· Brendan Patricks as Henry Hampshire
· Bryony Hannah as Deirdre Kilpatrick
· Catriona Chandler as Caitlin
· Claire Rushbrook as Lady Monica Baddingham
· Danny Dyer as Freddie Jones
· David Calder as Fergus Penney
· David Tennant as Lord Tony Baddingham
· Denise Black as Joyce Madden
· Emily Atack as Sarah Stratton
· Gabriel Tierney as Patrick O'Hara
· Gary Lamont as Charles Fairburn
· Hubert Burton as Gerald Middleton
· Katherine Parkinson as Lizzie Vereker
· Lara Peake as Daysee Butler
· Lisa McGrillis as Valerie
· Louis Landau as Archie
· Luke Pasqualino as Basil "Bas" Baddingham
· Maggie Steed as Lady Gosling
· Milo Callaghan as Seb Burrows
· Nafessa Williams as Cameron Cook
· Oliver Chris as James Vereker
· Olivia Poulet as Hermione Hampshire
· Rufus Jones as Paul Stratton
· Victoria Smurfit as Maud O'Hara
CREW INFORMATION:
· Alexander Lamb as EP
· Dominic Treadwell-Collins as CRTR/EP
· Eliza Mellor as PROD
· Elliot Hegarty as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Felicity Blunt as EP
· Jilly Cooper as BOOK/EP
· Laura Wade as CRTR/EP
· Lee Mason as EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Happy Prince