Jacob Tierney is talking Heated Rivalry season 2!
The hit Crave original series, based on the book of the same name by Rachel Reid, has already been renewed for a second season, stars Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams confirmed earlier this month.
After recently revealing that the new season most likely won’t be released until 2027, Jacob – who created, wrote, and directed Heated Rivalry – shared an update on working on season two and teased what fans can expect.
Keep reading to find out more…“It’s all gonna be underwater. It takes place in the lost city of Atlantis,” Jacob joked to Deadline, “No, listen, Season 2 will be based around The Long Game.”
“I don’t have details. I have not started writing, so I’m not just trying to be evasive,” he admitted. “I genuinely don’t know yet. I’m so lucky to have a whole world of books here to grab things from, to use, to add color, to add context, to add story. I can tell you I’m really excited to get back to writing. I’m excited to get back into this world with them, and I’m looking forward to it.”
Jacob went on to confirm that just like The Long Game – which is the sixth book in the gay hockey book series – the second season will once again focus on Shane and Ilya.
“I guess, here’s what I can say too, is that Heated Rivalry will always be centered around Shane and Ilya, this show,” Jacob shared. “But we have a whole universe here, and so 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, so I’m looking forward to really digging into this world.”
In another recent interview, Connor and Hudson revealed how many seasons of Heated Rivalry they signed on for.
All six episodes of Heated Rivalry season one are available for streaming on HBO Max now.