We already knew that upcoming Disney Plus series Rivals boasted a cast full of familiar faces, but further casting additions have been announced, only notching up the excitement for the Jilly Cooper adaptation.
The eight-part drama is based on Cooper's iconic novel of the same name, which is based in '80s England and follows the cut throat world of independent TV in 1986, seen in the series (and the book) through the lens of Corinium television. Now, joining the cast for the series are well-known actors from the likes of some of TV's best shows, including The Split, Motherland, Call the Midwife and Downton Abbey.
Annabel Scholey plays Nina in The Split
The new confirmed cast members include Annabel Scholey (The Split), Maggie Steed (Ten Percent), David Calder (Motherland), Antony Byrne (The Witcher), Denise Black (Queer as Folk), Bryony Hannah (Call The Midwife), Olivia Poulet (Back) and Brendan Patricks (Downton Abbey).
Elsewhere, as reported by Variety, Gary Lamont (Boiling Point) joins the cast as Charles Fairburn, a dryly funny TV controller; Hubert Burton (Living) will play Gerald Middleton, Rupert’s besotted personal aide; and Gabriel Tierney (Enola Holmes 2) is Patrick O’Hara, an aspiring playwright. Mood's Lara Peake plays Daysee Butler, "a pretty but ditsy PA", while Milo Callaghan (FBI International) is Seb Burrows, a "clean-cut young producer pretending to know what he’s doing".
They join the previously announced ensemble which includes Alex Hassell (The Tragedy of Macbeth, The Boys) and David Tennant (Doctor Who, Good Omens) who star as embittered rivals and leads, Rupert Campbell-Black and Lord Tony Baddingham.
But that's not all, the cast for the new Disney Plus series also includes Aidan Turner (Poldark, The Suspect) as Declan O’Hara, an intelligent TV presenter who's been convinced to leave the BBC for Corinium TV and who embarks on a revenge mission of his own. Also joining the cast is Victoria Smurfit (Bloodlands, Once Upon A Time) as his wife, Maud O'Hara. Nafessa Williams (Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody), Katherine Parkinson (Humans), Oliver Chris (The Crown), Lisa McGrillis (Maternal) and Danny Dyer also join the cast.
Claire Rushbrook (Sherwood), Luke Pasqualino (Skins), Emily Atack (The Emily Atack Show) and Rufus Jones (W1A) round out the cast.
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