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Rivals

Created by Dominic Treadwell-Collins · 2024–present ·

Answer Summary: Is Rivals worth watching?

Rivals (2024–present) earns a 84% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended overall. Created by Dominic Treadwell-Collins; stream on Disney+, Hulu.

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for Rivals?

Calculated from four inputs (Celluloid editorial, Metascore, IMDb and TMDB fan rating). Audience sentiment is shown separately. See how we calculate scores.

84%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Four-input score + separate audience snapshot

97/100Editorial Rating
70%Audience · excluded
85Metascore
7.9IMDb /10
75%Fan Score
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Seasons
2 · 20 episodes
Network
Hulu
Streaming
Disney+, Hulu
Cast
David Tennant, Aidan Turner, Alex Hassell, Nafessa Williams, Katherine Parkinson
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English

Where to watch Rivals

Rivals is available on Disney+, Hulu — regional notes: Disney+, Hulu in the United States; Disney+ in the United Kingdom; Disney+ Hotstar in India. Catalog platform tag: Hulu.

Where to watch Rivals by country

Country Streaming on
India Disney+ Hotstar
Japan Disney+
South Korea Disney+
Turkey Disney+
United Kingdom Disney+
United States Disney+, Hulu

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Is Rivals worth watching?

Yes — Rivals earns a 84% Celluloid Score. Recommended, created by Dominic Treadwell-Collins and streaming on Disney+, Hulu.

Celluloid Verdict

Sumptuous, filthy and completely in on the joke, Rivals turns Jilly Cooper's bonkbuster into irresistible prestige comfort viewing — and its second season sharpens the knives without losing the fizz, with David Tennant's monstrous Baddingham still the villain to beat.

Celluloid editorial verdict

What is Rivals about?

Rutshire, 1986: a chocolate-box English county where the battle for a regional television franchise is fought with champagne, adultery and open class warfare. Corinium boss Lord Tony Baddingham poaches combative chat-show host Declan O'Hara, igniting a feud that pulls in Tory MP and serial seducer Rupert Campbell-Black and ambitious American producer Cameron Cook — until Tony's enemies unite behind upstart broadcaster Venturer to burn his empire down.

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Rivals Review (2024–present): Is It Worth Watching?

Dominic Treadwell-Collins's Rivals (2024–present) runs 2 seasons, 20 episodes on Hulu — a drama series from United Kingdom carrying a 84% Celluloid Score.

Essential television — one of the best in its genre.

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Yes — Rivals scores 81% on Celluloid. Sumptuous, filthy and completely in on the joke, Rivals turns Jilly Cooper's bonkbuster into irresistible prestige comfort viewing — and its second season sharpens the knives without losing the fizz, with David Tennant's monstrous Baddingham still the villain to beat. Stream on Disney+, Hulu.