All’s fair in love and broadcast television.
At least that’s the premise for Hulu and Disney+’s outrageously sexy and smart dramedy Rivals, which charts the battle for broadcast supremacy in the United Kingdom in the 1980s. Leading the charge is David Tennant‘s Tony, Lord Baddingham, the ruthless head of Corinium Television, who recruits dogged BBC anchor Declan O’Hara (Aidan Turner) to launch a chat show with brains.