WEBWIRE – Friday, January 2, 2026
All episodes of Heated Rivalry, thesteamyromantic drama adapted from Rachel Reids critically acclaimed Game Changers book series, will land onSky and streaming service NOW on 10 January in the UK and Ireland.
Heated Rivalry chronicles the story of rival hockey players Shane and Ilya. Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) are two of the biggest stars in Major League Hockey, bound by ambition, rivalry, and a magnetic pull neither of them fully understands. What begins as a secret fling between two fresh-facedrookiesevolves into a years-long journey of love, denial, and self-discovery.
Over the next eight years, the pair chase glory on the ice while struggling to navigate their feelings off it. Torn between the sport they live for and the love theycantignore, Shane and Ilya must decide if there is room in their fiercely competitive world for something as fragile and as powerful as real love.
The series also stars Franois Arnaud, Robbie G.K., Christina Chang, Dylan Walsh, SophieNlisseand Ksenia DanielaKharlamova.
Produced by AccentAiguEntertainment in association with Bell Medias Crave, Heated Rivalry is distributed internationally by Sphere Abacus.The series was originally created for Canadian streaming service Crave by award-winning Canadian writer-director-producer Jacob Tierney (Letterkenny,Shoresy).Acquiredfor Sky by Lucy Criddle,Director ofAcquisitions andStrategic Projects,and Alexander Wright,Acquisitions Manager.
All episodes of Heated Rivalry will be available on Sky and streaming service NOW from 10 January.
About Crave
Crave is the largest Canadian-owned streamer delivering an unparalleled content offering with HBO and Max Originals, STARZ, Hollywood-hit movies, and iconic series including FRIENDS, THE OFFICE, and more. It also boasts an ever-growing and globally renowned slate of English and French original series. Crave is available directly to all Canadians with access to the Internet at Crave.ca, via iOS and Android, and other platforms such as Amazon Fire TV, Prime Video Subscriptions, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Hisense, LG Smart TVs, PlayStation, Roku, Samsung Smart TVs, Xbox One and participating TV service providers. Crave is from Bell Media, Canadas leadingmediaand entertainment company. Visit our website at Crave.ca.
About Accent Aigu Entertainment
Founded in 2023 by writer, director, and producer Jacob Tierney and Brendan Brady, AccentAiguEntertainment is a next-generation Canadian production company focused on developing and producing premium scripted content for global audiences. Jacob and Brendan bring a wealth of experience from the Canadian film and television landscape. Prior to launching AccentAigu, the duo spent four years collaborating on more than 40 episodes of the acclaimed series Letterkenny and its spinoff,Shoresy. AccentAiguEntertainment is the natural evolution of that collaboration. Visit accent-aigu.ca for more information. AccentAiguEntertainment is repped by CAA & 3 Arts. Their attorney is Jayme Alter of Dentons Canada LLP.
About Sphere Abacus
Sphere Abacus is the worldwide sales arm of Sphere Media,operatingalongside the companyshighly successfulproduction business. Sphere Abacus is also the primary international distributor of IP owned by Canadas leading media and entertainment company, Bell Media. In addition, Sphere Abacusacquiresand distributes a diverse slate of premium, multi-genre programming created by exceptional third-party producers for the global content market. At the same time, the company also works with independent producers tofacilitatepre-sales and development finance as well as broadcaster commissions. Embracing a fully transparent reporting ethos throughout, SA focuses on building strong client relationships and generating positive solutions at every stage of the process, frominitialfinancing to worldwide broadcast to successfully deliver scripted and non-scripted entertainment that counts to a global audience. Further details:www.sphere-abacus.com
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