HBO Max‘s highly anticipated Heated Rivalry Season 2 has received a major update from series creator Jacob Tierney. This comes nearly three months after the popular romance drama was first released on Crave and HBO Max. Its first season currently holds a Certified Fresh rating of of 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 87 reviews.
When is the release date window for Heated Rivalry Season 2?
During a recent interview with Gayle King on CBS Mornings, Tierney confirmed that production on Heated Rivalry Season 2 is scheduled to begin in August. In addition, King revealed the creative team is currently targeting an April 2027 release for the new installment.
“There will be more Heated Rivalry on your TVs, like, truly, as soon as humanly possible,” Tierney said.
The sports romance drama is based on the second book in Rachel Reid’s critically acclaimed Game Changers novel series. The ensemble cast includes Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander, Connor Storrie as Ilya Grigoryevich Rozanov, François Arnaud as Scott Hunter, Christina Chang as Yuna Hollander, Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova as Svetlana, Robbie G.K. as Kip, Sophie Nélisse as Rose, and more. The show is written, directed, and produced by Tierney. It is produced by Brendan Brady and Lori Fischburg, with Reid serving as a consulting producer.
“The show chronicles the story of rival hockey players Shane and Ilya. Shane Hollander (Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Storrie) are two of the biggest stars in Major League Hockey, bound by ambition, rivalry, and a magnetic pull neither of them fully understands. What begins as a secret fling between two fresh-faced rookies evolves into a years-long journey of love, denial, and self-discovery,” reads the official synopsis. “Over the next eight years, the pair chase glory on the ice while struggling to navigate their feelings off it. Torn between the sport they live for and the love they can’t ignore, Shane and Ilya must decide if there is room in their fiercely competitive world for something as fragile and as powerful as real love.”
(Source: THR)
