Catriona Chandler says she and Louis Landau cannot wait to start filming Rivals season 3, after the second season’s mid-season finale pushed the show into its next chapter. Disney+ is still rolling out six more episodes to finish the current run, but the third series is now part of the story the audience is watching unfold.
Catriona Chandler in New York
Chandler was in New York filming The Trial of Louise Woodward when she talked about missing everyone from Rivals. That is a neat collision of jobs, and it tells you how closely the show has tied its cast together even as they move between projects.
She said the creator, Dominic Treadwell-Collins, and the directors and producers Alex, Eliza Mellor and Elliot Hegarty gave her an insight before filming. They brought out a cake and said, “Happy Graduation”.
Louis Landau and the wind
Landau said the producers were very coy about his return, telling him, “You know, we'd love for you to come back because cool things are happening.” He also said, “I found the wind machines quite funny.”
That line matters because the mid-season finale was the point where Rivals shifted from one season’s payoff to the setup for the next. Landau plays Archie Baddingham, while Chandler plays Caitlin O’Hara, and their storyline was framed as pivotal long before the third series was openly in view.
Rivals and six more episodes
The current season’s summer mid-season finale ended with the death of Monica Baddingham, and the remaining six episodes will complete the second season on Disney+. Chandler also recalled the cast lunch reveal: “Happy series two! To Caitlin losing her virginity to Archie!”
That is the useful reading for viewers: the show is not pausing at the shock beat, but using it as a bridge to the next run. For anyone tracking Rivals season 3, the practical takeaway is simple — the next stretch of episodes should finish the immediate fallout, while the broader story is already being shaped beyond it.
