Rivals Season 2 Cast Just Added These Exciting British Stars
Rivals premiered on Disney+ towards the end of last year, and quickly piqued viewers' interest due to its racy content and star-studded cast, which included the likes of David Tennant, Danny Dyer, Aidan Turner, Nafessa Williams and Emily Atack.
On Wednesday morning, it was announced that ahead of its upcoming second run, two more big-name British stars would be joining the action.
Hayley Atwell – known for her roles in the likes of Mission: Impossible, Heartstopper and Captain America – will be making a guest appearance as Helen Gordon, the ex-wife of Alex Hassell's character Rupert Campbell-Black.
She'll be joined by Rupert Everett, playing her new husband Malise Gordon, the dodgy MP's former mentor and showjumping coach.
Also newly-confirmed to be making appearances in season two of Rivals are Maxim Ays, Holly Cattle, Oliver Dench (yes, the great-nephew of Dame Judi), Amanda Lawrence, Bobby Lockwood, Eliot Salt, and Jonny Weldon.
Showrunner Dominic Treadwell-Collins enthused: 'We are utterly thrilled to have Hayley and Rupert join us to play Jilly Cooper's legendary characters Helen and Malise Gordon.
'Alongside our other new wonderful actors and truly brilliant returning cast, Rivals series two absolutely showcases the best of British and Irish talent. With further exciting guest stars to be announced, we can't wait for everyone to see what's next for the residents of Rutshire.'
It was previously reported that, due to the popularity of Rivals' first outing, the second season had been extended from 10 episodes to 12.
Production on season two got underway in May, with one notable absentee from the set photros in David Tennant, whose character's life was left hanging in the balance in the series finale.
While his fate is yet to be revealed, it was previously reported that the former Doctor Who star would be making an appearance in Rivals season two in some capacity, after his name was spotted during the first table read.
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