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There's Been An Important Update On Rivals' Return Amid Mid-Season Break

David Tennant will return as Tony Baddingham in Rivals later this year Many Rivals fans were perturbed after last week’s episode when they realised the show was due to take a mid-season break. Following the mammoth success of its inaugural outing in 2024, Rivals’ second season was boosted from just eight episodes to 12 – albeit with a break in the middle . Over the weekend, it was revealed that fans have a bit of a wait on their hands for the next run of episodes, with the latter half of the season due to air weekly on Disney+ starting in November. The news was accompanied by a new teaser for the next part of season two, which you can check out for yourself below: An official Disney+ synopsis for the rest of season two teases: “ 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.” Rachael Stirling will also be joining the cast as Lady Monica Baddingham’s younger sister Araminta Pemberton, with Rupert Evans and Big Little Lies’ Santiago Cabrera also playing new characters in the new episodes. Alex Hassell on the set of Rivals season two Rivals writer Laura Wade previously claimed that the cliffhanger at the end of season six was partly responsible for the mid-season pause in an effort “for those bits of story to just have a moment to sink in with viewers” and “build up some anticipation”. “Also, we’ve got the Fifa World Cup coming up, so we’re releasing the first half before the football,” she pointed out on a more practical level. “Get that out of the way, and then release the second half.” Before the release date confirmed, she teased to TechRadar that the story would pick up in the autumn, noting: “ On screen, [season two] runs into Christmas, which allows us to sort of parcel it out for everybody to savour the story.” MORE RIVALS: Danny Dyer Gets Candid About His Upcoming Rivals Season 2 'Full-Frontal' Scene Rivals Star Recalls 'Modesty Equipment' Malfunction While Shooting Racy Shower Scene Rivals Star Luca Pasqualino Claims He's Still 'Haunted' By His Ted Lasso Audition