The series, which is now available on Sky Atlantic and NOW, follows the secret love affair that unfolds between professional sportsmen Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie).
After becoming a breakout hit, making overnight stars of its lead actors Williams and Storrie, it should come as no surprise that Canadian streaming platform Crave quickly ordered more episodes of the LGBTQ+ drama.
But, unfortunately for fans, we now have a wait on our hands before any new chapters arrive. Here's everything we know so far about Heated Rivalry season 2, including comments from showrunner Jacob Tierney and author Rachel Reid.
Heated Rivalry season 2 release date speculation
The show swiftly earned a renewal in December 2025, amid a massive wave of acclaim and popularity, but showrunner Jacob Tierney admitted later that month that he hadn't started plotting the second season.
We'll update this page when further details about the Heated Rivalry return date emerge.
Heated Rivalry season 2 cast speculation
The pair had only minor screen credits to their name prior to the show's premiere, but are now two of the most in-demand stars in Hollywood, with prolific talent agent CAA scooping them both up.
Behind-the-camera, pop star Miley Cyrus recently expressed interest in writing a song for the second season, having recently picked up a Golden Globe nomination for her Avatar: Fire and Ash track Dream as One.
Here's a reminder of the main cast of Heated Rivalry:
Hudson Williams as Shane HollanderConnor Storrie as Ilya Grigoryevich RozanovFrançois Arnaud as Scott HunterRobbie GK as Christopher 'Kip' GradyChristina Chang as Yuna HollanderDylan Walsh as David HollanderKsenia Daniela Kharlamova as Svetlana Sergeevna VetrovaCallan Potter as Hayden PikeMatt Gordon as George Grady, Kip's fatherSophie Nélisse as Rose LandryHeated Rivalry season 2 plot speculation: What could happen next?
Although there are six books in the Game Changers series of novels, they follow an anthology format which splits focus between various different gay couples in the world of sport.
On his plans (or lack thereof) for the adaptation, Tierney told Deadline: "I have not started writing, so I'm not just trying to be evasive. I genuinely don't know yet.
He added: "There's loads of other things that we're thinking about and that we're gonna explore and that we're gonna start to take more seriously now that we know that there's an audience for it. And that’s pretty exciting."
But viewers locked into Shane and Ilya's relationship can be assured that they won't be sidelined moving forward.
"From friends, from family… from the league. If Shane wants to stay at the top of his game, what he and Ilya share has to remain secret. He loves Ilya, but what if going public ruins everything?
"It's time for them to decide what's most important—hockey or love. It's time to make a call."
View oEmbed on the source website"I want to see [Shane and Ilya] in a relationship," he said. "We see them get into a relationship, but we don't see them in one. So seeing them deal with s**t that everybody has to deal with would be nice... the real stuff!"
"Not that we weren’t expecting it, but I think we're all surprised at how popular Scott and Kip were. So now it's, 'OK, how do you get more Scott and Kip?'"
Role Model follows the relationship that blossoms between "grumpy" ice hockey player Troy Barrett, who is "traded to the worst team in the league," but finds solace in the team's "peppy social media manager" Harris Drover.
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