"When I first heard of Heated Rivalry, I didn't think much about it. The words Canadian ice-hockey TV series slid into my brain and slipped right back out. But a week later, approximately everyone I'd ever met wanted to talk about it. People kept telling me that it was fun, sweet, and addicting. Most of all, they emphasized that it was really smutty. Every recommendation seemed to come with a warning to not watch with my parents."
"The show, which is based on a set of romance novels by Rachel Reid, follows rival hockey stars: Shane Hollander (played by Hudson Williams), the well-mannered guy next door on Montreal's team; and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie), a cocky bad-boy Russian playing for Boston. They're supposed to hate each other-but then they start secretly sleeping together, which gets in the way of the animosity a bit. In the past weeks, Heated Rivalry has become an absolute phenomenon."
Heated Rivalry adapts Rachel Reid's romance novels and centers on rival hockey stars Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, who are supposed to hate each other but begin secretly sleeping together. The series stars Hudson Williams as Hollander and Connor Storrie as Rozanov and contrasts a well-mannered Montreal player with a cocky Russian from Boston. The show became the most-watched original for Canadian streamer Crave since 2014 and, after acquisition by HBO Max, the highest-rated live-action acquisition for that streamer. The show prompted packed live watch parties and broad cultural discussion. The series uses sex scenes to map character and relationship development, treating intimacy as integral rather than merely titillating.
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