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‘Heated Rivalry’ Sets Nov. 28 Premiere on Crave and HBO Max in Coordinated Global Rollout

The Crave Original adapts Rachel Reid’s Game Changers under creator Jacob Tierney.

Overview

  • HBO Max will stream the six-episode series in the United States and Australia alongside Crave in Canada, debuting Nov. 28 with the first two episodes.
  • Episodes will release weekly after the premiere, concluding with a Dec. 26 finale.
  • Sky will launch the show in New Zealand on Nov. 30, and Movistar Plus+ has acquired rights in Spain with a date to be announced.
  • The drama follows rival pro hockey players Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) as a secret relationship unfolds over eight years.
  • Some outlets report frequent explicit sex scenes as central to the story, with the creator saying the intimacy reflects how the characters communicate.