Hayley Atwell (Mission Impossible, Agent Carter) and Rupert Everett (Napoleon, My Policeman) will be joining the cast of Rivals as guest stars, in the upcoming second season.
Rivals, made by ITV Studios’ Happy Prince, is based on the novel by Dame Jilly Cooper, returns with an extended season of twelve episodes. Set against the backdrop of the Cotswolds countryside and the world of 1980s British television, the second instalment will see the return of the original cast.
Principal photography on the drama is underway in the UK.
Atwell will be playing Helen Gordon, Rupert Campbell-Black’s ex-wife and mother of his two children, Marcus and Tabitha. Everett is set to take on the role of her husband Malise Gordon, Campbell Black’s former show-jumping coach and mentor.
Lee Mason, Executive Director of Scripted Originals, EMEA Disney+, said: “Rivals is a landmark series for Disney+, quickly becoming one of our most beloved British UK Orginal dramas. I’m delighted to welcome Hayley and Rupert to our extraordinary family of actors. They are a perfect match for the world of Rutshire, so lovingly created by Dame Jilly and the team at Happy Prince.”
Rivals is executive produced by Dominic Treadwell-Collins , Alexander Lamb , Felicity Blunt, Elliot Hegarty, playwright Laura Wade Dame Jilly Cooper and for Disney+ EMEA Scripted Content, Jonny Richards. Eliza Mellor serves as Series Producer.
It is written by Dominic Treadwell-Collins, Laura Wade, Sophie Goodhart, Sam Hoare, Kefi Chadwick, Mimi Hare and Clare Naylor, Sorcha Kurien-Walsh and Dare Aiyegbayo, directed by Elliot Hegarty, Jamie J Johnson and Dee Koppang O’Leary. The series was commissioned by Executive Director of Scripted Content for Disney+ EMEA, Lee Mason.
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