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​Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov and Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander on Heated Rivalry

Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov and Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander on Heated Rivalry.

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The icy and spicy Heated Rivalry TV series is finally underway on HBO Max and Crave Canada, and fans are losing their minds over this enemies-to-lovers hockey romance saga that's poised to become the gay internet's latest obsession. Keep Reading →

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How 'Heated Rivalry' went from the page to the screen

Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov and Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander in Heated Rivalry

Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov and Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander in "Heated Rivalry."

Courtesy of Crave Canada
Last week, the show Heated Rivalry skated onto streaming, and within hours, it became one of the most widely discussed television series on social media. Viewers were shocked by the electric chemistry between the show's main characters, Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) and Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams), professional hockey players who play on rival national teams, and engage in a steamy romance. Keep Reading →

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Kieron Moore as Aaron Eagle; Reed Birney as Hank Grant in Blue Film

Kieron Moore as Aaron Eagle; Reed Birney as Hank Grant in Blue Film.

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@cynthiaerivo on Instagram / Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Universal Pictures
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How 'Heated Rivalry' went from the page to the screen

Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov and Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander in Heated Rivalry

Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov and Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander in "Heated Rivalry."

Courtesy of Crave Canada
Last week, the show Heated Rivalry skated onto streaming, and within hours, it became one of the most widely discussed television series on social media. Viewers were shocked by the electric chemistry between the show's main characters, Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) and Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams), professional hockey players who play on rival national teams, and engage in a steamy romance. Keep Reading →

'Blue Film' director Elliot Tuttle on 'breaking down' archetypes and confronting audiences

Kieron Moore as Aaron Eagle; Reed Birney as Hank Grant in Blue Film

Kieron Moore as Aaron Eagle; Reed Birney as Hank Grant in Blue Film.

Fusion Entertainment
Elliot Tuttle's debut feature Blue Film tells the story of a camboy and a disgraced former teacher that challenges hubris, conjures horrors, and casually hijacks one's attention to keep up with the intense unfurling of a drama that moves like a thriller. Keep Reading →

'Wicked: For Good' designer Paul Tazewell defends Elphaba's 'sex cardigan'

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Paul Tazewell has come out in defense of Elphaba's viral "sex cardigan" in Wicked: For Good

@cynthiaerivo on Instagram / Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Universal Pictures
Wicked fans finally know the origins of Elphaba's infamous "sex cardigan." Keep Reading →

Heated Rivalry actors' sexuality questions? Not on Jacob Tierney's watch

Jacob Tierney at the 2024 Canadian Screen Awards Gala in Toronto, Ontario; Jacob Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov and Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander on Heated Rivalry

Jacob Tierney at the 2024 Canadian Screen Awards Gala in Toronto, Ontario; Jacob Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov and Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander on Heated Rivalry.

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Heated Rivalry actors Hudson Williams (Shane Hollander) and Connor Storrie (Ilya Rozanov) have had an incredible person by their side while navigating the press cycle of this new Crave original series streaming on HBO Max for U.S. fans: The showrunner of the TV series himself, Jacob Tierney, who created this TV adaptation based on Rachel Reid's series of Game Changers novels, and has been shutting down certain questions and speculations about the actors' sexualities outside of the characters they're playing. Keep Reading →

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Meet the queens of RuPaul's Drag Race season 18.

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Will Byers's journey of gay acceptance allows him to achieve his full potential on 'Stranger Things' season 5.

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Heated Rivalry stars see huge jump in social followers within 72 hours of premiere

Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov; Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander on Heated Rivalry

Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov; Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander on Heated Rivalry.

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Connor Storrie (as Ilya Rozanov) and Hudson Williams (as Shane Hollander) are not only the two lead actors of Heated Rivalry, but also the indisputable breakout stars of the series — which, one should note, isn't always the case for both leads of a new queer TV show. Keep Reading →

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Heated Rivalry: Hudson thought Connor would 'pin me down and f— me' in audition

Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov; Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander on Heated Rivalry

Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov; Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander on Heated Rivalry.

HBO Max/Crave Canada
The sexual tension, intense yearning, and tender moments between Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) on Heated Rivalry has viewers losing their minds while watching the new HBO Max series based on Rachel Reid's series of books that's being brought to life by showrunner Jacob Tierney. Keep Reading →

'Heated Rivalry' breaks the internet: Gays react to horny hockey show

Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander; Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov on Heated Rivalry

Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander; Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov on Heated Rivalry.

HBO Max/Crave Canada
Starring Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander and Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov, the highly anticipated TV show adaptation of Heated Rivalry is finally here — and the gays are having the time of their lives with this sexy, sweet, and even funny love story between two closeted hockey players who can't resist each other despite being direct rivals on the rink. Keep Reading →
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