Rivals Season 2 Part 2 Premiere Date and First Look
Hulu has announced that Rivals Season 2 Part 2 will debut on November 11, 2026, with a three-episode premiere on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ in the U.S. Alongside the return date, Hulu has also released new images, giving fans a first look of the rest of Season 2.
The smash-hit British drama, based on Dame Jilly Cooper’s best-selling and beloved Rutshire Chronicles will continue with six episodes packed full of secrets, betrayals and explosive twists.
The newly unveiled images offer a gripping first look at what’s to come as the residents of Rutshire have been left reeling from tragedy, scandal and betrayal. Picking up after the gut-wrenching mid-series finale, Tony Baddingham and Declan O’Hara’s battle for the Cotswolds crown reaches fever pitch, while Rupert Campbell-Black is forced to confront his own personal demons.
Against a backdrop of hedonistic parties, Bonfire Night chaos, the Hampshire Hunt Ball and a turbulent Christmas, affairs unravel, alliances fracture and rivalries intensify. Caught in the middle of the frenzied franchise war, Taggie O’Hara must find the courage to follow her heart, while those around her face the consequences of ambition, power and secrets that can no longer remain hidden. But as Rivals Season 2 Part 2 draws to a close, who will get their happy ending?
Reprising their iconic roles are David Tennant (Doctor Who, The Thursday Murder Club) as Lord Tony Baddingham, Alex Hassell (The Tragedy of Macbeth, The Boys) as Rupert Campbell-Black, Aidan Turner (Poldark, The Suspect) as Declan O’Hara, and Nafessa Williams (Black Lightning, Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody) as Cameron Cook.
Rivals Season 2 Part 2 also stars Bella Maclean (Sex Education, London Tide) as Taggie O’Hara, Katherine Parkinson (Humans, Here We Go) as Lizzie Vereker, Danny Dyer (EastEnders, The Football Factory) as Freddie Jones, Victoria Smurfit (Bloodlands, Once Upon a Time) as Maud O’Hara, and Claire Rushbrook (Sherwood, Ali and Ava) as Lady Monica Baddingham.
The cast continues with Oliver Chris (The Crown, Trying) as James Vereker, Lisa McGrillis (Maternal, Mum) as Valerie Jones, Emily Atack (The Emily Atack Show, The Inbetweeners) as Sarah Stratton, Rufus Jones (W1A, Home) as Paul Stratton, Luca Pasqualino (The Musketeers, Shantaram) as Basil ‘Bas’ Baddingham, and Catriona Chandler as Caitlin O’Hara (Wild Cherry, Pistol).
Also starring are Annabel Scholey (The Split) as Beattie Johnson, Gary Lamont (Boiling Point, Outlander) as Charles Fairburn, Hubert Burton (Wolf Hall, Living) as Gerald Middleton, Gabriel Tierney (The Winter King, Enola Holmes 2) as Patrick O’Hara, Lara Peake (How to Have Sex, Reunion) as Daysee Butler, and Bryony Hannah (Call The Midwife, Unforgotten) as Deirdre Kilpatrick.
Previously announced new cast members are also set to join the series return, with Rachael Stirling (Believe Me, Detectorists) introduced as Araminta Pemberton, Lady Monica Baddingham’s vampish younger sister, Rupert Evans (Gone, The Man In The High Castle) as erudite headmaster David Hawkley, and Santiago Cabrera (Big Little Lies, Star Trek: Picard) as Argentinian Polo legend Alejandro Mendoza. Also returning are guest stars, Hayley Atwell (Mission: Impossible, Agent Carter) as Helen Gordon, and Rupert Everett (Napoleon, My Policeman) as Malise Gordon.
Rivals Season 2 Part 2, created by Happy Prince, part of ITV Studios, is executive produced by Dominic Treadwell-Collins (A Very English Scandal, Holding, EastEnders), Alexander Lamb (Ackley Bridge, The Bay, We Hunt Together), Felicity Blunt, Elliot Hegarty (Cheaters, Ted Lasso), Olivier Award-winning playwright Laura Wade (The Riot Club), Rivals author Dame Jilly Cooper. Eliza Mellor (The Midwich Cuckoos, Behind Her Eyes, Poldark) returns as Series Producer.
The series is written by Dominic Treadwell-Collins, Laura Wade, Sophie Goodhart, Sam Hoare, Mimi Hare, Clare Naylor, Sorcha Kurien-Walsh and Dare Aiyegbayo, directed by Elliot Hegarty, Jamie J Johnson, and Dee Koppang O’Leary. Rivals is based on the novel of the same name, part of Cooper’s bestselling Rutshire Chronicles.
All episodes of the first season and the first six episodes of Season 2 are available to stream now on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+.
