Movie · Drama

Set against the backdrop of power-grabbing social elites, "Rivals" dives headfirst into the ruthless world of independent television in 1986. Based on the celebrated novel by Jilly Cooper, "Rivals" follows ex-Olympian and incorrigible rake, Rupert Campbell-Black, in his long-standing feud with the controller of Corinium Television, Tony Baddingham. Loyalties are tested as the two enter a bidding war for TV rights with host Declan O’Hara who is caught in the crossfire. Takeover plans are disrupted by a blossoming romance between the womanizing Rupert and Declan’s daughter, Taggie O’Hara, creating a love triangle with Tony’s right-hand woman, the brilliant American producer Cameron Cook. In the backstabbing world of TV where it is every man and woman for themselves, can true love really blossom?

2026 · 2m

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Set against the backdrop of power-grabbing social elites, "Rivals" dives headfirst into the ruthless world of independent television in 1986. Based on the celebrated novel by Jilly Cooper, "Rivals" follows ex-Olympian and incorrigible rake, Rupert Campbell-Black, in his long-standing feud with the controller of Corinium Television, Tony Baddingham. Loyalties are tested as the two enter a bidding war for TV rights with host Declan O’Hara who is caught in the crossfire. Takeover plans are disrupted by a blossoming romance between the womanizing Rupert and Declan’s daughter, Taggie O’Hara, creating a love triangle with Tony’s right-hand woman, the brilliant American producer Cameron Cook. In the backstabbing world of TV where it is every man and woman for themselves, can true love really blossom?

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Released
2026
Run Time
2 min
Rated
MA15+

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Audio

English (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)