Heated Rivalry Season 2 Adds Six to Cast — SkimNews
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- Heated Rivalry Season 2 has cast six new actors: Brendan Morgan as Zane Boodram, David Tomlinson as Cody Kent, Gerry Dee as Coach Cooper, Michelle Mylett as Lisa, Lauren Chan as Gen, and Nick Stahl as Curtis Barrett.
- Jacob Tierney is reuniting with three of the new additions — Dee (from CBC's "Mr. D"), Mylett (from "Letterkenny"), and Stahl (from Tierney's 2003 film "Twist") — all of which Tierney directed or co-created.
- Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie will return as leads Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, the rival hockey players at the center of the series.
- Season 2 is set to premiere in spring 2027 on HBO Max and is commissioned by Bell Media's Crave with Canada Media Fund participation.
- The expanded Season 2 cast also includes Justice Smith, Milla Jovovich, Emily Hampshire, François Arnaud, Edvin Ryding, Christina Chang, Dylan Walsh, Paul Gross, and Kevin Zegers, among others.
- The series is based on Rachel Reid's "Game Changers" book series, with Tierney returning as writer, director, and executive producer alongside co-writer Mike Goldbach for Season 2.
Why it matters: The six additions grow the ensemble for the show's sophomore season, which is being treated as a major HBO Max event given the star-heavy supporting cast (Milla Jovovich, Emily Hampshire, Paul Gross). With a spring 2027 premiere locked, the casting push signals HBO Max is scaling the franchise well beyond its Season 1 scope.
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