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Will Heated Rivalry Season 2 Stay Faithful To The Books? The Show's Creator Weighed In

In Jacob Tierney we trust.

Cinemablend

Will Hudson Williams, Connor Storrie's Characters Go Public With Their Romance In Heated Rivalry Season 2?

Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie are returning for Heated Rivalry Season 2, but the bigger question is what happens when a private romance can no longer stay hidden.

International Business Times UK

Will Hudson Williams, Connor Storrie's Characters Split in Heated Rivalry Season 2?

Creator Jacob Tierney says Season 2 of Heated Rivalry will start filming in August for an April 2027 release, as fans debate the future of Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie's romance on screen.

International Business Times UK

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Will Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie's Characters Start A Family In Heated Rivalry Season 2?

Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie gear up for Heated Rivalry season two, filming from August 2026 with a likely April 2027 release.

International Business Times UK

Heated Rivalry author delays next book in hit series for health reasons

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The Independent UK

Rachel Reid delays 'Unrivaled' release to June 2027, citing Parkinson's and fame

Author Rachel Reid says she is delaying her next hockey romance novel because sudden fame and worsening Parkinson’s disease symptoms have slowed her writing

The Independent UK

Next Heated Rivalry book pushed due to author Rachel Reid’s worsening Parkinson’s disease symptoms

HBO released the hit TV show based on the Canadian author’s book series in November

The Independent UK

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The 18 Best Hockey Romance Books to Fill the 'Off Campus'-Sized Hole in Your Heart

These must-reads are sure to fill the 'Off Campus'- and 'Heated Rivalry'-sized holes in your heart.

Marie Claire

In "Heated Rivalry," food is vulnerable

In a genre that treats food as foreplay, the year’s hottest romance makes a tuna melt a symbol of deeper intimacy

Salon

Still thinking about Heated Rivalry? Here’s where to listen and read the sequel

There are currently six books in Rachel Reid’s Game Changer series

The Independent UK

‘Heated Rivalry’ Is Bringing Fans to Hockey. But Do NHL Barns Live Up to the Cottage?

The show’s celebrated popularity has raised a hard-edged question about the real-world evolution of LGBTQ+ acceptance in men’s hockey.

Sports Illustrated

Heated Rivalry season 2: everything we know so far about the hit HBO Max show’s return

Heated Rivalry season 2 has officially been greenlit – here's everything we know so far.

TechRadar

How One Heated Rivalry Character Easter Egg Could Actually Turn Into A Huge Storyline

Everyone, pay attention.

Cinemablend

Heated Rivalry Actor Finally Cleared Up A Timeline Detail That Was Nagging At Me

All these years-long situationships, I would crash out.

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6 Spicy Scenes From The Game Changers Books That Absolutely Need To Be In Heated Rivalry Season 2

It's about to get hot in here.

The Guardian - UK

‘Thank you for tweeting about our butts!’: seven things you need to know about Heated Rivalry’s sudden superstars

Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie have gone from waiting tables to ‘One Direction-level’ fame in a matter of months, upstaging A-listers at the Golden Globes last week. What’s next?

Marie Claire

Why Everyone Is Talking about Heated Rivalry Right Now (and the Books You Need to Read ASAP)

It's the queer sports romance taking over the internet

The Conversation

‘Heated Rivalry’ scores for queer visibility — but also exposes the limits of representation

Heated Rivalry, the Bell Media-produced Canadian gay hockey romance based on the novel by Rachel Reid, has taken the world by storm. The series stars Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander, a Japanese Canadian hockey player for the Montréal Metros, and Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov, a Russian hockey player for…

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Evening Standard

Heated Rivalry: Gay sex in men's sport isn't the only taboo this hit show is breaking

We love watching hot men get it on — why are TV execs so shocked by this winning formula?

The Conversation

Heated Rivalry matters in a sporting culture that still sidelines queer men

Heated Rivalry, the HBO TV adaptation of the second book in Rachel Reid’s Game Changers series, rounded out 2025 as a surprise, word-of-mouth success. It captures the relationship between Shane (Hudson Williams) and Ilya (Connor Storrie), two professional male hockey players, over the course of almost a decade. Along the…

Cinemablend

I Needed A New Hockey Romance After Finishing Heated Rivalry (And I Already Found The Perfect One)

Let's keep skating!

The Conversation

Why the Heated Rivalry TV series understands gay men better than the book

Heated Rivalry, written and directed by Jacob Tierney, has become a massive hit, going viral among gay romance fans and gathering millions of likes on the show’s official TikTok page.

The Conversation

What our love of ‘Heated Rivalry’ tells us about the state of queer sports in Canada

The Canadian TV show Heated Rivalry recently went viral and garnered a worldwide audience far beyond its domestic market. Based on the popular novel by Rachel Reid, the series follows the secret romance between two professional hockey players, Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, in a fictitious league.

The Guardian - US

Women are feral for Heated Rivalry. What does that say about men?

The explosive popularity of the gay hockey TV drama reveals women’s desire for sex and romance without violence or hierarchy

The Guardian - AU

Heated Rivalry books sell out amid Australian fans’ infatuation with gay ice hockey TV show

Wild success of television series drives huge demand for Game Changers books, with Australian booksellers reporting significant customer orders

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