Disney+ has set a premiere date for Rivals, the eight-part series adapted from Jilly Cooper's bestselling 1988 novel. Deadline reported that the show will drop October 18 in the U.K. and stream on Hulu in the U.S.
Starring David Tennant, Aidan Turner, Katherine Parkinson, and Danny Dyer, Rivals chronicles the cutthroat world of independent television in 1986 and the long-standing rivalry of ex-Olympian, MP, and notorious womanizer Rupert Campbell-Black (Alex Hassell) and his neighbor Tony Baddingham (Tennant), controller of Corinium Television, Deadline noted.
The cast also includes Nafessa Williams (Black Lighting), Bella Maclean (Sex Education), Victoria Smurfit (Bloodlands), Claire Rushbrook (Sherwood), Oliver Chris (The Crown), Lisa McGrillis (Mum), Emily Atack (The Inbetweeners), Rufus Jones (W1A), Luke Pasqualino (Skins), and Catriona Chandler (Pistol).
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Anya Taylor-Joy will star in a Netflix adaptation of Bella Mackie's 2021 novel How to Kill Your Family, Deadline reported. The series is being produced by Sid Gentle (Killing Eve). Mackie is an executive producer alongside Emma Moran, Sally Woodward Gentle, Lizzie Rusbridger, and Lee Morris for Sid Gentle Film, while Taylor-Joy will exec produce for LadyKiller.
"As soon as I turned the last page, I knew I had to be a part of bringing this story to life," Taylor-Joy said. "After some (light) stalking of the inimitable Bella Mackie, I could not be more thrilled to be collaborating with the team that is executive producers Sally Woodward Gentle, Lizzie Rusbridger, and Emma. I am looking forward to getting our hands even dirtier."
Mackie added: "It's been thrilling to watch the characters I wrote take on new life under this magnificent creative team. Anya is the most perfect fit to play Grace: I often think she understands her better than I do."