Bell Media's Crave is set to stream "Heated Rivalry," a six-part series about a same-sex hockey romance. The show, written and directed by Jacob Tierney (known for "Shoresy," "Letterkenny"), is adapted from Rachel Reid's 2019 novel. It stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie as rival hockey players Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov. Filming is underway in Ontario, and the series promises to retain the "smutty" elements of the book.
Steamy gay hockey romance Heated Rivalry coming to Crave
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TL;DR: Key points with love ❤️Bell Media's Crave is set to stream "Heated Rivalry," a six-part series about a same-sex hockey romance. The show, written and directed by Jacob Tierney (known for "Shoresy," "Letterkenny"), is adapted from Rachel Reid's 2019 novel. It stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie as rival hockey players Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov. Filming is underway in Ontario, and the series promises to retain the "smutty" elements of the book.
Trending- 1 2019: Rachel Reid's "Heated Rivalry" book published.
- 2 Recently: News of the series leaked online; production began filming.
- 3 Thursday: Bell Media's upfront announcement.
- 4 Currently: "Heated Rivalry" is still in production.
- 5 2025-2026: Bell Media will announce release date as part of programming slate.
- Anticipation among fans
- Potential for a successful new series on Crave
What: Bell Media's Crave is producing and will stream "Heated Rivalry," a six-part series based on Rachel Reid's gay hockey romance novel.
When: 2019 (Rachel Reid's book published); Thursday (Bell Media's upfront announcement); recently (news leaked online, production began filming); 2025-2026 (slate of programming).
Where: Ontario, Toronto, Hamilton, Guelph.
Why: To adapt a popular romance novel; to cater to fans of the book; to create compelling content for Crave.
How: Jacob Tierney is writing and directing; Accent Aigu Entertainment is producing; filming is underway in Ontario.