VIEWERS tuning to ticker Rivals connected Disney+ person been near raving astir the series.
Adapted from Jilly Cooper's 1988 novel, all 8 episodes of the reworking dropped connected October 18.
Set successful the Eighties successful the fictional region of Rutshire, long-held grudges bubble to the aboveground arsenic the characters vie for business and each others’ affections successful the cut-throat satellite of telly execs.
Racy enactment successful the chamber and boardroom marque for an unpredictable storyline.
After watching the series, fans flocked to societal media to stock their appreciation.
One wrote: "I f*****g emotion #rivals connected #DisneyPlus truthful gladsome it hasn't disappointed maine arsenic it is my favourite publication ever (and nary I'm not embarrassed to admit it)."
Another added: "Episode 1 done. It’s magnificent! Well done @DisneyPlus and Dame Jilly. #Rivals."
A 3rd chimed in: "#rivals everything I expected and more! 80s hair, euphony and debauchery! I emotion it!"
While a 4th shared: "Im loving this show!!! #rivals #hulu."
It comes arsenic the show's future has already been confirmed - contempt bid 1 having conscionable launched.
Early screenings are said to person impressed bosses astatine the streaming giant.
A TV insider said: “The feeling is that determination is inactive truthful overmuch much successful the communicative that could easy beryllium made into a sequel.
Dame Jilly Coopers novels transcend to the surface successful caller bid Rivals
“Disney+ look to beryllium connected board, adjacent though they haven’t announced an authoritative committee yet.
"Bosses astatine the streamer tin spot determination is simply a immense magnitude of anticipation for this show, and having seen the episodes, they cognize it won’t disappoint.
"So going for a follow-up is simply a no-brainer, though these things instrumentality money and time, peculiarly arsenic they person to effort to align the precise engaged diaries of Rivals’ star-studded cast.”
The ensemble includes Emily Atack, Danny Dyer, Aidan Turner, Katherine Parkinson and David Tennant.
Screenwriter Dominic Treadwell-Collins precocious confirmed helium deliberately lone adapted the archetypal fractional of the Rivals book.
Speaking to Deadline, the erstwhile EastEnders brag said: "I was wide that we needed a bigger budget.
"Jilly Cooper has been made successful the past reasonably cheaply and that benignant of adds to the ridicule.
"To get her to beryllium taken earnestly you needed a hefty fund due to the fact that this is simply a communicative astir money and power.”
Rivals is streaming connected Disney+.