Okay, I admit it: I was initially a Rivals skeptic. Everything I’d heard about Dominic Treadwell-Collins’s Hulu show, set in the picturesque but also very randy Cotswolds in the glossy, tacky, incredibly problematic ’80s, felt like it was decidedly not for me. But, I was wrong. This adaptation of the dearly departed Dame Jilly Cooper ’s beloved novel of the same name, part of the bestselling Rutshire Chronicles, is a romp of the highest order—one hell of a ride and easily one of the most entertaining TV shows to come out of 2024.

So thank heavens it’s returning soon with (what I hope will be) an equally juicy second installment. The streamer has now released the first official stills from Season 2, and confirmed that it’ll hit screens in 2026.

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