Rivals viewers left 'reeling' after stunning cliffhanger sparks demands for second season

The Jilly Cooper-inspired play has proved a deed with Disney+ subscribers, but they were near reeling aft a melodramatic cliffhanger successful the last occurrence that has made them hopeless for more

Disney+'s latest steamy hit, Rivals, has fans connected the borderline of their seats aft devouring each 8 episodes and they're clamouring for more. The bid finale near viewers gobsmacked with a twist that nary 1 anticipated.

Without giving distant immoderate spoilers, it's harmless to accidental the unexpected crook volition wholly change the relationships betwixt characters Lord Tony Baddingham (played by David Tennant), Cameron Cook (Nafessa Williams) and Rupert Campbell-Black (Alex Hassell). As Digital Spy aptly described, "A amusement arsenic operatic and campy arsenic Rivals was ever going to person to propulsion the melody up an octave for the last act."

While Disney+ hasn't officially announced a 2nd season, the request is soaring arsenic fans fervently telephone for a continuation.

On X (formerly Twitter ), reactions poured in: "I conscionable finished Rivals... My intelligence state? Not okay.

"That ending though... seriously, WTF?!?! We request play 2, there's mode much communicative that needs to beryllium told!" 

Predictions are already being made, with 1 spectator saying, "Oh my. Guess there's gonna beryllium a Season 2 of #Rivals."

Others expressed their newfound addiction to the drama: "Just watched #Rivals and ohio my god, it is truthful good. Not usually my benignant of happening but I've been hooked. I request a play 2", reports the Express.

And immoderate comments were succinct yet powerful: "Season 2 of Rivals needs to beryllium greenlit due to the fact that I'm hooked."

One instrumentality tweeted: "I truly anticipation @DisneyPlus renews #Rivals," begging the streamer to springiness the amusement different season. "Such an enthralling, masterfully directed TV show."

Another instrumentality agreed, saying: "Ended with a cliffhanger, and they surely merit to marque arsenic galore much [as] they want."

A 3rd instrumentality raved: "Just finished Rivals and lemme conscionable say... WHAT. A. RIDE.

"All the juicy drama, the precocious stakes, everything was SO good. The full ensemble formed was astonishing and my fave, DT arsenic Tony Baddingham, helium perfectly crushed it."

The instrumentality concluded: "This amusement NEEDS a play 2, there's truthful overmuch much communicative to tell."

Rivals is acceptable successful the cutthroat world of 1980s tv and follows Irish broadcaster Declan O'Hara (Aidan Turner) arsenic helium leaves the BBC for a better-paid occupation astatine autarkic presumption Corinium.

However, helium unwittingly becomes embroiled successful a long-standing rivalry betwixt Lord Baddingham and Tory MP Campbell-Black, exposing galore scandals arsenic his household becomes embroiled successful a satellite of fame, money, and influence.

Rivals is disposable to watercourse connected Disney+.