Emily Atack and Rivals solid get ‘bumper pay rises because it’s revealed they’ll rake in £1.5m every’ for brand spanking new collection

Emily Atack and the Rivals cast are reportedly set to earn a whopping £1.5million each for the new series after getting a bumper pay day. 

The Disney+ show will return in May for its second series, which is based on the novel by the late Jilly Cooper. 

And following the success of series one, it appears the main cast have been rewarded with lucrative salaries. 

The cast are now said to be commanding a fee of £1.5million each to star in the show. 

This includes Emily, (Sarah Stratton) Danny Dyer, who plays Freddie Jones, David Tennant (Tony Baddingham), Aidan Turner (Declan O’Hara), Katherine Parkinson (Lizzie Vereker) and Alex Hassell (Rupert Campbell-Black). 

‘Even though Rupert Campbell-Black and Tony Baddingham are the arch-enemies at the drama’s centre success is very much considered down to its ensemble cast,’ a source told The Sun. 

Emily Atack and the Rivals cast are reportedly set to earn a whopping £1.5million each for the new series after getting a bumper pay day

The Disney+ show will return in May for the second series of the show, based on the novel by the late Jilly Cooper

‘It means actors like Emily, Katherine and Danny who are in more of a supporting role still command those big fees. 

‘Disney recognises the star power they have on Rivals and pays accordingly.’ 

Daily Mail has contacted Disney+ and the cast’s representatives for comment. 

Earlier this month, Disney dropped a first look at the hotly-anticipated second series. 

The trailer showcases the five main characters, including David’s Lord Tony Baddingham, the ruthless managing director of television company Corinium – and Emily‘s rising TV star Sarah Stratton. 

Then there’s antagonist and long-standing enemy of Baddingham, Rupert Campbell-Black, played by The Tragedy Of Macbeth’s Alex Hassell, a retired Olympic show-jumper, now a Tory MP.

Declan O’Hara, played by Poldark’s Aidan Turner, the ex-BBC journalist who got recruited to Corinium, and Black Lighting’s Nafessa Williams’ Cameron Cook, an American TV-producer, also return. 

The main line-up is completed by Sex Education’s Bella Maclean as Taggie O’Hara. 

The cast are now said to be commanding a fee of £1.5million each to star in the show (pictured David Tennant)  

Katherine Parkinson’s Lizzie Vereker looks to be growing ever close to Danny Dyer’s Freddie Jones

In the final episode of series one, Lord Baddingham was left for dead after being struck on the head with a trophy during an explosive confrontation with Cameron. 

But the trailer has confirmed he’s alive and well, making his return in a shiny helicopter scene, suffering ‘a headache’ and back ‘at war’ with his TV rival Rupert.

The synopsis teases: ‘The battle for the Central South West television franchise reaches a fever pitch as the war between Corinium and Venturer enters a dangerous new phase. 

‘More ruthless than ever, Tony Baddingham is determined to dismantle his rivals piece-by-piece, weaponising scandal and manipulating those closest to him to maintain his grip on power.

‘Amidst the hedonistic glamour of 80s excess, the personal lives of our Rutshire heroes spiral into chaos. 

‘Marriages fracture under the weight of ambition, illicit affairs threaten to shatter families, and long-buried secrets ignite with explosive consequences. 

‘As rivalries push everyone to the brink, loyalties are tested and hearts are broken in the pursuit of victory. But what is the true cost of war?’

‘The naughtiest show on television returns,’ Disney+ added under the trailer, confirming its release date for May 15.