Rivals Review (2024–present): Is It Worth Watching?

Is Rivals worth watching?

Yes — Rivals is worth watching, holding a 97/100 Celluloid Editorial Rating and 70% Audience Snapshot on Celluloid. Its 84% Celluloid Score combines Celluloid editorial, Metascore (85), IMDb (7.9/10), and aggregated fan rating (75%), with audience sentiment shown separately.

Created by Dominic Treadwell-Collins, Rivals ran 2 seasons, 20 episodes on Hulu in English, from United Kingdom. Rivals is still in production, so the story is not finished — new seasons may shift where it lands.

What is Rivals about?

Rutshire, 1986: a chocolate-box English county where the battle for a regional television franchise is fought with champagne, adultery and open class warfare. Corinium boss Lord Tony Baddingham poaches combative chat-show host Declan O’Hara, igniting a feud that pulls in Tory MP and serial seducer Rupert Campbell-Black and ambitious American producer Cameron Cook — until Tony’s enemies unite behind upstart broadcaster Venturer to burn his empire down.

Celluloid verdict: Sumptuous, filthy and completely in on the joke, Rivals turns Jilly Cooper’s bonkbuster into irresistible prestige comfort viewing — and its second season sharpens the knives without losing the fizz, with David Tennant’s monstrous Baddingham still the villain to beat. The cast is led by David Tennant, Aidan Turner, Alex Hassell, Nafessa Williams, Katherine Parkinson, among others.

How many seasons of Rivals are there, and where do I start?

Rivals has 2 seasons, 20 episodes, and there is no reason to start anywhere but the first episode. At 2 seasons, 20 episodes, it is a manageable binge rather than a multi-year project. The series page breaks the 84% Celluloid Score into its four rating inputs plus the separate audience snapshot so you can see exactly where the rating inputs and audience snapshot differ before committing.

Where can I watch Rivals?

Rivals is carried by Hulu, though rights are licensed by territory and change often. Check the Hulu hub for everything else on the same service, and the series page for the regions where Celluloid has confirmed availability.

What should I watch after Rivals?

If it lands, try Fleabag (92%), Inside No. 9 (89%), Peaky Blinders (89%) next — same shelf, comparable scores. You can also browse all drama series, everything from United Kingdom, or the year it premiered.