Season 3 of Rivals has been greenlit
Disney+ have confirmed a third season of Rivals is officially on the way.
Rivals is to return for a third series.
The Disney+ drama - which stars the likes of Danny Dyer, Emily Atack, Alex Hassell, Rufus Jones, David Tennant, Katherine Parkinson and Aidan Turner - has officially been renewed for a third set of 12 episodes.
Lee Mason, vice-president of scripted at Disney+ EMEA, commented: "The phenomenal response to Rivals is a credit to the bold, irreverent and endlessly entertaining world created by Dame Jilly Cooper, our cast, creative team and production partners at Happy Prince.
"We’re delighted to be bringing audiences a third season on Disney+/Hulu. Expect more ambition, more romance, more rivalries and, of course, more scandal as we return to Rutshire for another irresistible chapter."
Producers hope late author Jilly Cooper - whose work the show is based on - would be just as happy as they are that the show has been renewed.
Executive producer and chief creative officer of Happy Prince, Dominic Treadwell-Collins, and Alexander Lamb, creative director of Happy Prince, said in their statement: "We've been delighted and overwhelmed by the audience’s response to season two of Rivals – testament to the hard work from everyone working on Rivals both on and off screen.
"Our one sadness is that Jilly didn’t get to witness the love for season two. But she’s still very much with us in sprit and would be so delighted that season three has been green lit. We’re so thrilled to continue to work with Disney as we dive deeper into the Rutshire Chronicles and expand the Cooperverse even further."
The first half of season two recently ended on a cliffhanger, and the second half of the season will arrive in November this year.
A synopsis for season 2 part 2 teased: "Following a shocking turn of events in the sixth episode, the residents of Rutshire are rocked by tragedy, scandal and betrayal as the battle between Venturer and Corinium reaches breaking point.
"As Tony Baddingham and Declan O'Hara's contest for the Cotswolds crown hits a fever pitch, Rupert Campbell-Black is forced to confront his own personal demons. Across 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 battle, Taggie O'Hara must find the courage to follow her heart while everyone else faces the consequences of ambition, power and secrets that they can no longer hide."
