{"id":23986,"date":"2025-10-20T11:53:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T15:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/5-confirms-season-two-of-rich-lives-poor-lives\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T13:47:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T17:47:34","slug":"5-confirms-season-two-of-rich-lives-poor-lives-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/5-confirms-season-two-of-rich-lives-poor-lives-2\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Confirms Season Two of Rich Lives, Poor Lives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Rich Lives, Poor Lives<\/em> with Rob Rinder and Ruth Goodman has been recommissioned by 5 for a second season, set to premiere in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter the success of the first series earlier this year, Rob and Ruth are back with four fascinating periods of history,\u201d said Lucy Willis, commissioning editor for unscripted at 5. \u201cWith their balance of intelligence and light touch, they\u2019re the perfect guides for the 5 viewers, and I\u2019m delighted to be teaming up with them and Lion again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In season two, Goodman and Rinder will turn back the clock to visit four key periods of British history: Roman, Tudor, Georgian and Victorian.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Sarkhel is set to executive produce for Lion Television, an All3Media company, and Melanie Darlaston will for WPP Media Motion Entertainment. The series producer is Lauren Bennie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted that <em>Rich Lives, Poor Lives<\/em> is coming back to screens,\u201d said Sarkhel. \u201cThe series offers a fresh and accessible perspective on the past, and we are so glad that audiences are able to enjoy the return of Rob Rinder and Ruth Goodman, whose on-screen dynamic continues to entertain and educate in equal measure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m delighted <em>Rich Lives, Poor Lives<\/em> is returning,\u201d said Rinder. \u201cThe first series proved what I\u2019ve always believed\u2014that history is at its most alive when it\u2019s about people, not just palaces and proclamations. Working with Ruth Goodman has been a joy; together, we uncover the textures of everyday life\u2014how it felt to live through the moments that shaped us, whether from the comfort of a drawing room or the chaos of the street. This new series goes even further into those human stories, reminding us that every age has its divides, and every generation its survivors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFilming series one of <em>Rich Lives, Poor Lives<\/em> was both fascinating and the most enormous fun,\u201d Goodman added. \u201cExploring people\u2019s lives as they tried to find their own way through some of history\u2019s greatest upheavals has been enthralling and often deeply moving. 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