Overview
- The show announced Friday that Justice Smith will play Harris Drover and Charlie Gillespie will play Troy Barrett, and both join returning leads Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie.
- Production has begun in Canada and Crave and HBO Max are targeting a spring 2027 premiere for the second season.
- Season 2 will primarily adapt The Long Game while incorporating Role Model to bring Harris and Troy’s relationship into the series and added writer Mike Goldbach to the writers’ room.
- Some fans criticized the casting choice as differing from the book’s description of Harris’s body type, the author Rachel Reid responded on Instagram to dismiss the backlash, and producers have asked fans to give filming locations space to protect cast and crew.
- Season 1’s breakout global success raised the show’s profile and created pressure on the production to balance fidelity to source material, casting priorities, on-set safety, and broader queer representation on screen.