The award-winning drama series Rivals (2024– ) has been back on Disney+ for the long-awaited second season. The beloved book adaptation once again scored extremely well there. The new episodes with David Tennant are also widely watched in the Netherlands.
High ratings
Rivals came in 2024 and managed to impress critics almost immediately. The drama series with David Tennant and Aidan Turner scores a 96% on Rotten Tomatoes! Because the series is based on the books by Dame Jilly Cooper (who died in 2025), and there was even more material up for grabs, Rivals fortunately also a second season.
In the Top 10
The long-awaited second season has been available on Disney+ since mid-May and so far you can get started with a total of four episodes. Disney+ chooses Rivals again for weekly releases – something you’re seeing more and more with the streaming service. Yet the drama series manages to hold its own against all the competition. That’s how it is Rivals still in the Top 10 with most watched series in the Netherlands.
Screenshot van Rotten Tomatoes
What is the second season about? Rivals over?
In the cutthroat TV world of the 1980s, an old rivalry escalates into a bitter battle. Former Olympian and womanizer Rupert Campbell-Black launches an attack on media mogul Lord Tony Baddingham to capture the Central South West TV franchise. As they battle for power, their private lives in Rutshire are completely derailed by explosive secrets and affairs that threaten to tear families apart. The battle pushes everyone to their limits, but what is the true price?
7.9 Watch on Disney+ • Set in the harsh world of independent television in 1986, “Rivals” depicts the struggles of the powerful elite.
