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Rivals
Hold on to your crumpets: Hulu’s ribald hit Rivals returns May 15 for Season 2, as David Tennant’s ruthless Lord Tony Baddingham and Alex Hassell’s roguish Rupert Campbell-Black escalate their 1980s-set feud into all-out warfare — polo matches, Parliament scandals and Hayley Atwell included. Plus: Jane Austen’s overlooked Mary gets her own BritBox romance in The Other Bennet Sister, Luke Grimes rides in Marshals, and May’s finales pile up. Grab the issue!
Also In This Issue
- Oh, Mary! BritBox’s The Other Bennet Sister (premiering May 6) gives Pride and Prejudice’s overlooked Mary, played by Ella Bruccoleri, her own romance and a swoony love triangle.
- #FreeKayce. Editor Michael Fell on why Marshals star Luke Grimes needs more Dutton swagger — and the Yellowstone spinoff Dutton Ranch bringing Rip and Beth back.
- For the Record. The Top 20 shows, plus a casting roundup: Lena Headey joins Wednesday, Peter Dinklage boards Alien: Earth and Nestor Carbonell heads to Mayor of Kingstown.
- Cheers & Jeers. Damian Holbrook salutes American Horror Story’s Jessica Lange–led 13th season and The Boys’ Supernatural reunion.
- Salute to Service. FMC and FETV stack all of May with wartime classics, from John Wayne marathons to The Dirty Dozen.
- Streaming picks. Charlize Theron’s thriller Apex, Beef Season 2 with Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan, and Kate Hudson’s Running Point.
- May sweeps. A wave of finales — NCIS, The Rookie, 9-1-1 — plus the series finale of Watson, across three weeks of listings.
