Overview
- Several outlets reported on Tuesday that a large tranche of Season 1 supporting actors has been confirmed to return, including François Arnaud, Robbie G. K., Sophie Nélisse, Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova, Christina Chang and Dylan Walsh.
- Leads Connor Storrie (Ilya Rozanov) and Hudson Williams (Shane Hollander) remain central to the show while previously announced new hires such as Justice Smith and Charlie Gillespie are joining the ensemble.
- Producers say Season 2 will adapt Rachel Reid’s The Long Game and will incorporate material from Role Model, shifting the story roughly 10 years into the protagonists’ relationship with questions about public versus private status driving the plot.
- Filming is underway in Canada and is expected to run into the fall as the series targets a spring to mid-2027 premiere on Crave and HBO Max, though final episode counts and an exact premiere date have not been confirmed.
- Heightened fan attention and debate over some new casting choices have prompted public pleas for space at locations and statements from the author and producers, which could affect on-set security and publicity plans as production continues.