US EditionIn Brief: 'Heated Rivalry' Headed to HBO Max and More
The six-episode Canadian series adapts Rachel Reid's bestselling queer hockey romance novels, following two rival pro players' secret eight-year relationship, debuting on Nov. 28.
- On Nov. 28, Bell Media's six-episode Crave Original premieres on Crave and HBO Max in the U.S. and Australia, with international sales announced ahead of the debut.
- Following a majority-stake buy, Sphere Abacus is handling global sales for the series, which adapts Rachel Reid's bestselling gay hockey romance novels and taps BookTok-driven audience interest.
- Jacob Tierney adapted and leads the series as writer, director and executive producer, with Brendan Brady as producer and executive producer for Accent Aigu Entertainment, starring Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie.
- Accent Aigu and Sphere Abacus managing director Jonathan Ford said performances support further international sales, validating Bell Media's global ambitions.
- The adaptation brings queer hockey romance into mainstream streaming audiences, with Rachel Reid saying it is lightly based on the Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin rivalry and features enemies-to-lovers tropes.
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In brief: 'Heated Rivalry' headed to HBO Max and more
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Dying to see 'Heated Rivalry’? Here’s where the steamy gay hockey series will stream in the U.S.
For months, buzz has been building for the steamy gay hockey romance Heated Rivalry, based on the erotic gay novel by Rachel Reid and following the rivals-to-lovers journey of superstar hockey players Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) and Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams). But one glaring question has remained unanswered—until today: How will American audiences be able to watch the show?Today, HBO announced that the highly anticipated series—origina…
Dying to see 'Heated Rivalry’? Here’s where the steamy gay hockey series will stream in the U.S.
For months, buzz has been building for the steamy gay hockey romance Heated Rivalry, based on the erotic gay novel by Rachel Reid and following the rivals-to-lovers journey of superstar hockey players Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) and Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams). But one glaring question has remained unanswered—until today: How will American audiences be able to watch the show?Today, HBO announced that the highly anticipated series—origina…
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