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2024 · Series · TV-MA · your starting pointIf Rivals is the itch, these scratch it — some louder, some quieter. Free ones first.
Shows like Rivals, ranked
1. Mrs Biggs (2012)
A woman's romantic entanglement with an ambitious man whose ruthless pursuit of wealth and status threatens their relationship mirrors the tension between desire and self-interest that defines 1986's high-stakes media world.
2. Feud (2017)
The ruthless ambition and behind-the-scenes machinations that drive *Rivals*' cutthroat 1986 media landscape find their mirror in the toxic professional dynamics and wounded egos at the heart of this Hollywood rivalry, where industry power plays and personal vendettas prove equally destructive.
3. Quiz (2020)
The claustrophobic tension between public ambition and private deception mirrors Rivals' exploration of how ruthless self-interest corrodes relationships when everything—career, reputation, love—hangs in the balance.
4. Quiz Show (1994)
The scheming power brokers and morally compromised television executives in this 1994 film echo the same ruthless ambition and ethical decay that defines the 1986 media landscape of Rivals.
5. The Hour (2011)
The Hour captures that same intoxicating blend of professional ambition and personal desire set against a glittering media landscape, where behind-the-scenes power plays become as compelling as the relationships forged under pressure.
6. Outrageous (2025)
The Mitford sisters' refusal to conform mirrors the protagonists' battle against institutional constraints, both narratives using period glamour and scandal as backdrops for examining how personal ambition clashes with societal demands.
7. The Syndicate (2012)
The Syndicate mines the same territory of ambition and self-interest fracturing close relationships, using a sudden windfall as the crucible where greed and genuine connection collide.
8. Gold Digger (2019)
Gold Digger examines whether romance can survive amid suspicion and self-interest, much like Rivals, by using intimate relationships as a lens through which to interrogate what people truly want from each other in high-stakes scenarios.
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