Fans of Heated Rivalry have spent months hunting for clues about the show’s future. New reporting now confirms the wait was worth it, because Crave’s hockey romance is expanding far beyond a single new season.
Heated Rivalry Seasons 2, 3 and movie in works
Crave’s hit romantic drama is reportedly working on three projects. Deadline reported that Heated Rivalry has two six-episode seasons on the way, plus a standalone movie. Stars Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams anchor the series, which has become one of the streamer’s biggest pop culture sensations.
Production is moving fast. Both seasons are filming back-to-back right now, with cameras set to wrap at the end of November or early December. A holiday-themed film then shoots in December and targets a theatrical release next December. This time, the movie centers on a different couple.
Scott (François Arnaud) and Kip (Robbie G.K.) take the lead, and Storrie’s Ilya and Williams’ Shane do not appear. Additional characters from the show also feature. Rachel Reid, author of the Game Changers books that inspired the series, wrote a short story called Merry Christmas, Scott and Kip! about the pair’s first Christmas together, which gives the film a natural source.
Rumors about a double shoot started in August. In a leaked Cameo video, recurring guest star Dylan Walsh said, “I think we’re doing 12 [episodes] this time,” and he later briefly noted in his profile that “a video went viral that got me in trouble.” Creator Jacob Tierney shot down the supersized-season theory, telling Andy Cohen that Season 2 will consist of 6 episodes, just like Season 1. Tierney also said filming wraps by year’s end but didn’t specify what the shoot covers. Neither he nor Crave has acknowledged Season 3.
Season 1 adapted Book 2, Heated Rivalry, and folded in Book 1, Game Changer. Season 2 should continue Shane and Ilya’s story through Book 6, The Long Game, while introducing Harris Drover and Troy Barrett from Role Model, played by Justice Smith and Charlie Gillespie. Emily Hampshire, Brendan Morgan, David Tomlinson, and Lauren Chan join the cast. Season 2 is confirmed to premiere in spring 2027, with an April launch likely. Crave has not confirmed any of the other projects.
For Heated Rivalry fans, the message is simple: the wait could pay off three times over.
