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Disney+ shares trailer for Jilly Cooper adaptation Rivals

September 25, 2024 by Amie Cranswick

Ahead of its premiere on Disney+ this October, a trailer has arrived online for the 1980s set drama Rivals.

The series is based on Jilly Cooper’s iconic novel of the same name from the Rutshire Chronicles series, and centres on the lives of the power-grabbing social elite and ruthless world of independent television in England.

The series stars David Tennant, Alex Hassell, Nafessa Williams, Aidan Turner, Katherine Parkinson, Bella Maclean  Emily Atack, Catriona Chandler, Oliver Chris, Danny Dyer, Rufus Jones, Lisa McGrillis, Luke Pasqualino, Claire Rushbrook, and Victoria Smurfit. Watch the new trailer below…

Set against the backdrop of the drama, excess, and shocking antics of the power-grabbing social elite of 1980s England, “Rivals” delves headfirst into the ruthless world of independent television in 1986.

Rivals premieres on Disney+ on October 18th.

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, News, Television, Trailers Tagged With: Aidan Turner, Alex Hassell, Bella Maclean  Emily Atack, Catriona Chandler, Claire Rushbrook, Danny Dyer, David Tennant, Disney, Jilly Cooper, Katherine Parkinson, Lisa McGrillis, Luke Pasqualino, Nafessa Williams, Oliver Chris, Rivals, Rufus Jones, Victoria Smurfit

About Amie Cranswick

Amie Cranswick has been part of Flickering Myth’s editorial and management team for over a decade. She has a background in publishing and copyediting and has served as Editor-in-Chief of FlickeringMyth.com since 2023.

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