Who is in the cast of Heated Rivalry Season 2?
Obviously Storrie and Williams will be returning as the leads (“See you next season?” wrote Williams in an Instagram post last summer). And it stands to reason that Christina Chang and Dylan Walsh will likely return as Shane’s parents, Yuna and David Hollander, considering the significance of their roles in The Long Game.
Neither François Arnaud (Scott Hunter) nor Robbie Graham-Kuntz (Kip Grady) have been confirmed to return—though that does seem likely. “Not that we weren’t expecting it, but I think we’re all surprised at how popular Scott and Kip were,” Reid told Variety. “So now it’s, ‘OK, how do you get more Scott and Kip?’”
Elsewhere, various new faces have been added to the mix. We’ve got Justice Smith (whom you may know from Jane Schoenbrun’s cult fantasy-horror I Saw The TV Glow), who has been cast as Harris Drover, a prominent character from Reid’s Game Changers series. As per Variety, the Season 2 cast will also include Emily Hampshire (Schitt’s Creek), Edvin Ryding (28 Years Later), Robert Naylor (Mile End Kicks), Sabrina Jalees (Black Mirror), and Priyanka (Drag Brunch Saved My Life).
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When will Heated Rivalry be released?
The million-dollar question! Though an official release date hasn’t been announced, some time in spring 2027 is looking likely—especially with filming commencing this month. “It will not be the same time next year, but it’ll be pretty soon after that,” Tierney said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly way back in December. “It’s not gonna be two years. It’s not even gonna be 18 months, I don’t think.”
In titillating news, though, one exec revealed that a bonus episode could potentially be on the cards before then. “We’re going to see what’s feasible,” Justin Stockman, vice president of content development and programming at Bell Media told Toronto Star. “If can find a way to make the source material work in a way that gets us something sooner or something special, I’m sure he will. I would love to have this back for the holidays next year, but that likely is not going to happen. We can’t rush the process. We won’t be able to repeat the magic if we push him.”