Heated Rivalry explores a secret romance between hockey rivals.

A six-part 2025 Canadian drama, Heated Rivalry follows a secret affair between two male ice hockey rivals and reached UK streaming platforms after a US release over Christmas 2025.

Heated Rivalry is a six-part Canadian drama released in 2025. It follows a secret affair between two male ice hockey rivals, Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov. The series is based on a novel by Rachel Reid and was written and directed by Jacob Tierney. It first appeared in the US over Christmas 2025 and later became available in the UK on NOW and Sky. Key details: - Format: six episodes. - Year and rating: 2025, Certificate 18. - Release and availability: first released in the US over Christmas 2025 and later shown on UK streaming services NOW and Sky. - Cast and characters: Hudson Williams plays Shane Hollander and Connor Storrie plays Ilya Rozanov. - Source and creators: based on a novel by Rachel Reid; written and directed by Jacob Tierney. - Content and structure: the story opens in 2008 and alternates between on-ice rivalry and the off-ice relationship, and it is reported as featuring quite graphic sex scenes. Summary: The series attracted attention on its US release and later reached UK viewers via NOW and Sky. Undetermined at this time.