“Spoiler for season 2: I’m going to have to do Shane coming out to his team,” said creator Jacob Tierney.”
Heated Rivalry creator Jacob Tierney has revealed that season two of the gay romance series will depict Shane Hollander coming out to his hockey teammates.
Following the huge success of the first series starring Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams, the pair were confirmed to reprise their roles in a second season, announced on social media on 12 December 2025.
Tierney spoke about the creative process, citing inspiration from Rachel Reid’s Game Changers novel series: “Spoiler for season 2: I’m going to have to do Shane coming out to his team. I can’t do that offscreen. That’s not how TV works, you know?”
“I can’t have somebody tell you about something that important that happened. You have to see it. You have to experience it yourself,” he continued.
The two leading actors have also teased what fans can expect from the second season, describing it as “hotter, wetter and …”
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(Source: Attitude)
