Crave announced today additional new cast members set to appear in the highly anticipated second season of Heated Rivalry. Joining Hudson Williams, Connor Storrie, Justice Smith, and Charlie Gillespie for Heated Rivalry Season 2 are: Emily Hampshire (Schitt’s Creek, Marvel’s Visionquest) as Vanessa; Edvin Ryding (The Young Royals, 28 Years Later) as Luca Haas; Robert Naylor (Mile End Kicks, CARDINAL, 19-2) as Wyatt Hayes; Sabrina Jalees (I Used to Be Funny, Black Mirror) as Farah Jalali; and Priyanka as Tarek (Drag Brunch Saved My Life, Meet Me Next Christmas).
Produced by Accent Aigu Entertainment in association with Bell Media’s Crave, the critically acclaimed and award-winning series Heated Rivalry is created by Jacob Tierney and based on Rachel Reid’s bestselling Game Changers books. Season 2 is set to premiere in Spring 2027.
Heated Rivalry Season 1 told the story of rival hockey players Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie). Bound by ambition, rivalry and a magnetic pull neither of them fully understood, what began as a secret fling between two fresh-faced rookies evolved into a years-long journey of love, denial, and self-discovery.
The series is distributed internationally by Sphere Abacus, a Bell Media company, and is available in more than 130 countries around the world.
Heated Rivalry is commissioned by Bell Media’s Crave, with the participation of the Canada Media Fund (CMF), and the Bell Fund. Jacob Tierney is writer, director, and executive producer. Brendan Brady and Jayme Alter Wilson serve as executive producers. Lori Fischburg and Liane Cunje are producer's, with Rachel Reid as consulting producer. Mike Goldbach serves as co-writer on Season 2.
For Bell Media: Adam Feigen is Development Executive, Scripted Original Programming; Rachel Goldstein-Couto is Head of Development; Melissa Williamson is Senior Production Executive; Sarah Fowlie is Head of Production; Li Yeh is Director, Strategic Planning, Brian Blazik is Head of Bell Media Sales, Sphere Abacus; Carlyn Klebuc is General Manager, Original Programming; and Justin Stockman is Vice President, Global Content.
