{"id":74979,"date":"2024-08-22T16:24:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T20:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=74979"},"modified":"2024-08-22T16:24:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T20:24:53","slug":"hulu-announces-october-18th-release-date-for-highly-anticipated-original-series-rivals-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/22\/hulu-announces-october-18th-release-date-for-highly-anticipated-original-series-rivals-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Hulu Announces October 18th Release Date for Highly Anticipated Original Series &#8220;Rivals&#8221; [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-74981\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rivals-poster.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rivals-poster.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rivals-poster-200x300.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>The original eight-part blockbuster is based on the iconic novel by Dame Jilly Cooper &#8211; part of her Rutshire Chronicles series, which is packed full of romantic entanglements, dastardly deals, sex, and wit.<\/p>\n<p>Hulu has announced that all eight episodes of <em><strong>&#8220;Rivals&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>, the upcoming adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4dT4WjD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dame Jilly Cooper<\/a>&#8216;s iconic novel, will launch on Friday 18 October 2024. Set against the backdrop of the drama, excess, and shocking antics of the power-grabbing social elite of 1980s England, <em><strong>&#8220;Rivals&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> delves headfirst into the ruthless world of independent television in 1986.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2385360736\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VkiwhYkz20Q?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The series stars Alex Hassell (&#8216;<em>The Tragedy of Macbeth&#8217;, &#8216;The Boys&#8217;<\/em>) as the dashing ex-Olympian, Member of Parliament, and dangerously charismatic Rupert Campbell-Black, David Tennant (<em>&#8216;Doctor Who&#8217;, &#8216;Good Omens&#8217;<\/em>) as Lord Tony Baddingham, Aidan Turner (<em>&#8216;Poldark&#8217;, &#8216;The Suspect&#8217;<\/em>) as Declan O&#8217;Hara, Nafessa Williams (<em>&#8216;Black Lighting&#8217;, &#8216;Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody&#8217;<\/em>) as Cameron Cook, Katherine Parkinson (<em>&#8216;Humans&#8217;, &#8216;Here We Go&#8217;<\/em>) as Lizzie Vereker and Bella Maclean (<em>&#8216;Spring Awakening&#8217;, &#8216;Sex Education&#8217;<\/em>) as Taggie O&#8217;Hara.<\/p>\n<p>The series also stars Emily Atack, Catriona Chandler, Oliver Chris, Danny Dyer, Rufus Jones, Lisa McGrillis, Luke Pasqualino, Claire Rushbrook, and Victoria Smurfit.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8220;Rivals&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> is executive produced by Dominic Treadwell-Collins (<em>&#8216;A Very English Scandal&#8217;, &#8216;Holding&#8217;, &#8216;EastEnders&#8217;<\/em>), Alexander Lamb (<em>&#8216;Ackley Bridge&#8217;, &#8216;The Bay&#8217;, &#8216;We Hunt Together&#8217;<\/em>), Felicity Blunt, Olivier Award-winning playwright Laura Wade (<em>&#8216;The Riot Club&#8217;<\/em>), <em>&#8220;Rivals&#8221;<\/em> author Dame Jilly Cooper and Director of Scripted Content for Disney+ EMEA Lee Mason. <em>&#8220;Rivals&#8221;<\/em> is produced by Happy Prince, which is part of ITV Studios. The series is written by Dominic Treadwell-Collins and Laura Wade alongside the series episodic writers room which includes: Sophie Goodhart (<em>&#8216;The Baby&#8217;, &#8216;Sex Education&#8217;<\/em>), Marek Horn (<em>&#8216;Wild Swimming&#8217;, &#8216;Octopolis&#8217;<\/em>), Mimi Hare &amp; Clare Naylor (<em>&#8216;The Accidental Husband&#8217;<\/em>), Dare Aiyegbayo (<em>&#8216;The Dumping Ground,&#8217; &#8216;EastEnders&#8217;<\/em>), Kefi Chadwick (<em>&#8216;Looted&#8217;, &#8216;Avoidance&#8217;<\/em>). Tray Agyeman is a shadow writer on episode 6, and Sorcha Kurien Walsh (<em>&#8216;The Pink Pill&#8217;<\/em>) is staff writer in the room. The Casting Director is Kelly Valentine Hendry (<em>&#8216;Bridgerton&#8217;, &#8216;The Last Kingdom&#8217;, &#8216;Kaos&#8217;<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>The lead director is BAFTA-nominated Elliot Hegarty (<em>&#8216;Ted Lasso, Cheaters&#8217;, &#8216;Trying&#8217;<\/em>), who also serves as executive producer on episodes 1-4. Eliza Mellor (<em>&#8216;The Midwich Cuckoos&#8217;, &#8216;Behind Her Eyes&#8217;, &#8216;Poldark&#8217;<\/em>) serves as Series Producer. Dee Koppang O&#8217;Leary (<em>&#8220;The Crown&#8221;<\/em>) and Alexandra Brodski (<em>&#8220;Somewhere Boy&#8221;<\/em>) also direct episodes.<\/p><div id=\"morty-407173656\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>\r\n      <table id=\"tmdb-pro\">\r\n        <tbody>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"tmdb-pro-poster\" width=\"20%\" rowspan=\"3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/image.tmdb.org\/t\/p\/w300_and_h450_bestv2\/\/n1U5jlDDRaEylEUVbu6mtVbCAUL.jpg\"><\/td>\r\n            <td>\r\n              <h3><b>Rivals<\/b><\/h3>\r\n            <\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr><td><span><b>Network:<\/b> Disney+<\/span><span><b>Genre:<\/b> Drama<\/span><span><b>Seasons:<\/b> 2<\/span><span><b>Episodes:<\/b> 12<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><h5><b>Overview<\/b><\/h5><p>It is 1986 and Britain is booming. &quot;Rivals&quot; dives headfirst into the cutthroat world of TV where hair-dos are big and ambitions are even bigger. Deals are brokered in boardrooms, as well as bedrooms. Nobody can be sure who will come out on top. 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