Everything We Know So Far About Rivals Season 3

Great news for fellow Rivals fans: Disney+ just confirmed the show has been given the go ahead for a third season. 

That means the Rutshire drama will continue past this year’s November release, when we get to witness the second half of season 2.

But what do we know so far about the coming series? 

When will Rivals season three come out? 

We don’t know yet, though HuffPost UK has asked Disney and will update if we hear back.  

The gap between Rivals season one and Rivals season two was about a year and a half.

What’s Rivals season three about? 

According to a Disney press release, the franchise’s third season will be “shocking”. 

In a teaser, they said: “As the dust settles post the scandalous revelations in Season Two, we see the stakes become higher and the alliances more fragile, with nothing staying buried for long.

“New romances blossom, old flames rekindle and shocking secrets will be spilled in this third series which takes everyone’s favourite rivalries to the next level. In a world of power, passion and betrayal, everyone has something to lose.”

Lee Mason, vice-president of scripted at Disney+ Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), added in a release: “Expect more ambition, more romance, more rivalries and, of course, more scandal as we return to Rutshire for another irresistible chapter.”

Is there a trailer for Rivals season three? 

Not yet. 

Why was Rivals renewed for a third season? 

The first half of Rivals season two heralded the biggest original Disney+ premiere of 2026 in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. 

It’s also gotten rave reviews, which we can’t imagine hurts.

Lee Mason, vice-president of scripted at Disney+ Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), said: “The phenomenal response to Rivals is a credit to the bold, irreverent and endlessly entertaining world created by Dame Jilly Cooper, our cast, creative team and production partners at Happy Prince.”

Who will star in Rivals season three? 

Fans will have grown to know (and sometimes love) stars like Alex Hassell, Aidan Turner, Danny Dyer, Katherine Parkinson, Victoria Smurfit, Nafessa Williams, and David Tennant through the series.

The second series marked the additions of Hayley Atwell, Rupert Everett, Maxim Ays, Bobby Lockwood, Jonny Weldon, Eliot Salt, Holly Cattle, Olive Tennant, Oliver Dench, Amelie Child-Villiers, and Amanda Lawrence to the cast.

HuffPost UK asked Disney whether any cast changes are expected for the third season of the show. They haven’t responded immediately, but again, we’ll let you know if anything changes.

Who’s producing Rivals season three? 

The third series will be produced by:

The production company behind Rivals is Happy Prince.