Heated Rivalry mostly hired Canadian actors for season 1. However, American actors were cast for Shane Hollander's (Hudson Williams) parents.
Dylan Walsh plays his father and former hockey player, David Hollander. Christina Chang plays Yuna Hollander, who is also Shane's manager. Margaret Cho revealed she was offered to play Yuna but declined in fear for her safety.
Margaret Cho Predicted Heated Rivalry Becoming a Hit
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"I f--king hate Donald Trump," she told an audience at Fan Girl Cafe for their Heated Rivalry night. Entertainment Weekly'sSydney Bucksbaum shared a video of the appearance on TikTok on March 2. The text "Margaret Cho reveals she turned down the role of Yuna Hollander in Heated Rivalry because she was afraid for her life if she crossed the border into Canada to film the show --but she regrets it now" is on top of the video.
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The All-American Girl star explained that she has been outspoken about Trump's administration and that could make crossing the border harder for her. "I had death threats," the actor said. "People said they were going to like pump bullets in my head." This made her "so scared" and at the time of filming, people were getting accosted at the border.
"It's just scary, so I wrote to Jacob Tierney, and I said, 'I know this show's going to be huge hit, but I don't think that I'm safe crossing the border. I'm like really scared,'" the Fire Island actor explained.
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"He was freaking out because Connor [Storrie]was coming in that week and he was like, 'I was so terrified when Connor had to cross the border,'" she continued. "So it's just like I am so pissed now." The crowd laughed. "I predicted it!" she said. "I knew it was going to be a huge hit." Cho said watching the show and its success is rewarding.
Chang is expected to return for season 2 to continue Shane's story. The Crave series is expected to return in the spring of 2027. It will be based on The Long Game book in the Game Changers series by Rachel Reid and will introduce Troy Barrett.
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