Disney Rivals
Created by Dominic Treadwell-Collins · 2024–present ·
Is Rivals worth watching?
Rivals (2024–present) earns an 84% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended overall. Created by Dominic Treadwell-Collins; stream on Disney+, Hulu. See how the score is built.
Four-input score + separate audience snapshot
Also known as Rivales Rivais 라이벌스 对手 勁敵 المنافسون
Rivals season guide
Rivals has 2 seasons and 20 episodes so far, and it is still running. Season and episode data from TMDB.
| Season | Episodes | Premiered |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | |
| Season 2 | 12 |
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 an 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.
Kaiser Khan, Founder & Editor
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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Critic Reviews
Rivals (2024) Review: Champagne, Sex and Thatcher-Era TV
★★★★☆
Rivals adapts Jilly Cooper's 1980s bonkbuster into a lavish, knowing British drama about a TV franchise war, with David Tennant as a gloriously hateful villain.
Yes, with reservations. It is a hugely fun, frankly adult period romp for viewers who like glossy soap with wit, though its length and sprawl can blunt the fizz.
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Rivals: frequently asked questions
Seasons, episodes, where to stream, the cast and whether Rivals is worth your time.
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.
Rivals is catalogued under Hulu and commonly streams on Disney+, Hulu. Availability varies by country — open the platform app or the Celluloid series page for regional notes.
Rivals stars David Tennant, Aidan Turner, Alex Hassell and Nafessa Williams. Created by Dominic Treadwell-Collins.
Rivals scores 84% from four inputs: Celluloid editorial 97/100, Metacritic 85/100, IMDb 7.9/10 and TMDB fan rating 75%. The separate audience snapshot is 70%. 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. See the full breakdown on the Rivals series page.
No — Rivals is not on Netflix. It streams on Disney+, Hulu, and on Celluloid it is catalogued under Hulu. Streaming rights rotate by country, so confirm in your region before subscribing.
Yes — Rivals is available on Disney+ in many regions (catalogued under Hulu on Celluloid). Rights differ by country; confirm in the Disney+ app or the where-to-watch notes.
Rivals first aired in 2024 and is still running (2024–present). Created by Dominic Treadwell-Collins; it streams on Disney+, Hulu today.
Rivals has 2 seasons across 20 episodes (2024–present). Status: ongoing / still airing.
At roughly 40–50 minutes per episode, Rivals’s 20 episodes take roughly 15 hours of runtime (plus credits). Binge pace depends on season breaks.
Rivals stars David Tennant, Aidan Turner, Alex Hassell, Nafessa Williams, Katherine Parkinson, and others. Created by Dominic Treadwell-Collins.
Rivals has 20 episodes across 2 seasons (2024–present).
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…