It’s one of the most important series of the last few years, without a doubt. Even the people least interested in LGBTQ+ stories or sports series know what Heated Rivalry is, which took the world by storm with just 6 episodes. Of course, its renewal was announced immediately, but what wasn’t clear was what would happen after that. Now they’ve announced it: they’re going all in.
Love, goals galore
Internal sources at Crave, the channel that originally airs the series, have announced that not only are they shooting season 2, but there will also be a season 3 (both 6 episodes) and a follow-up film. Both seasons are being shot at the same time, and after wrapping at the end of November or the start of December they’ll start shooting the feature film, a Christmas special that will air next year. And it doesn’t look like that’s going to be the end of the story.
That said, from the look of it, the leads from season 1 won’t appear in this film, and instead Scott and Kip will take the lead, with a handful of supporting characters alongside them. It makes perfect sense, though, because Rachel Reid, the author of the original novels, also wrote a Christmas short story starring those two. So, a very merry Christmas with Heated Rivalry is in store in 2027.
None of this would be known without actor Dylan Walsh, who recorded himself in a private Cameo video saying, “I think this time we’re doing 12 episodes.” Obviously it leaked, people started speculating and, although Crave hasn’t confirmed anything officially, it seems pretty obvious, so grab your stick, because the game’s about to start.
