Heated Rivalry has change into a world phenomenon, and followers can’t get sufficient of the R-rated collection. With season 2 already greenlit and able to start manufacturing quickly, it’s straightforward to develop involved with the newfound fame, because it doesn’t all the time imply greatness to your favourite collection.
Heated Rivalry star Christina Chang, identified for The Good Physician, spoke with Forbes in a latest interview to debate the collection because it approaches a brand new season, however with much more strain. When requested how she would assist her youthful co-stars who have been thrown into fame by the popular culture whirlwind that’s the R-rated hockey present, the actress said,
“Effectively, they’ve obtained me. They obtained mother. So, I’m right here to make the rooster soup. I’ve change into their assistant. That’s what I’m. I believe they don’t seem to be going to shift in any means. I believe they’re dealing with it extremely effectively.
After I speak with them or textual content with them, they appear like they’re in headspace. They’re superb about remaining relaxed via all of it, which I believe is so essential as a result of that lets you be current and take it in.”
Chang performs the on-screen mother, Yuna Hollander, to Hudson Williams’ Shane Hollander. The collection is about within the aggressive world of Main League Hockey as two rival stars, Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie), are fueled by ambition, rivalry, and a wierd magnetic pull.
Chang was additionally questioned about how Heated Rivalry might change, since now it gained’t be such a small, unbiased manufacturing with corporations like HBO dealing with all distribution woes. The collection was initially made for a small Canadian streaming service referred to as Crave. Chang credit the collection’ creator, Jacob Tierney, for protecting the collection primarily based on Rachel Reid’s novels to stay because it has been:
“I put my belief fully in Jacob. I believe they’re going to work actually exhausting to maintain it the identical, when it comes to the sensation on-set. I belief my co-stars. I don’t know who the brand new ones may be, however I belief them to make nice selections there, too. I’m simply wanting ahead to the reunion — just like the reunion on-set goes to be phenomenal. I’m very a lot wanting ahead to it, and I’m not nervous within the least.”
With the Heated Rivalry hype showing to by no means die, it’s not shocking the collection is near-perfectly rated on Rotten Tomatoes with a 99% score from critics and a 94% from its viewers.
- Launch Date
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November 28, 2025
- Community
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Crave
- Administrators
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Jacob Tierney
Solid
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Connor Storrie
Ilya Rozanov
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Hudson Williams
Shane Hollander
