TV’s most scandalous show with the juiciest drama that we just can’t stop watching returns on May 15 with its second season, but with a series of books by Jilly Cooper that it could follow, what’s the latest on Rivals Season 3?
“We’ve already planned Season 3. It’s not officially greenlit yet, but the stories are all done. We’re ready. We’re ready to go,” executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins said on the red carpet for the series recently.
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