Heated Rivalry, the new Canadian romantic drama series that follows two Major League Hockey players who embark on a secret relationship, will be returning for a second seaon. The show, which stars Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander and Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov, was produced by Canadian streaming service Crave and debuted on Nov. 28, quickly becoming the service’s top original series debut of all time. The season one finale will be released on Dec. 26, on Crave in Canada and HBO Max in the U.S. The series is based on Rachel Reid’s Game Changers book series, with the first season following the events of Heated Rivalry, the second novel in the series. Hollander and Rozanov’s story continues in the sixth novel, The Long Game. The show has also featured at least one story from another book in the series: episode 3, based on the first novel, Game Changer, followed François Arnaud’s Scott Hunter as he fell in love with Robbie G.K.’s Kip Grady. Season two of Heated Rivalry does not yet have a release date.
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