‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 2 Adds Six To Cast Including Brendan Morgan, David Tomlinson, Lauren Chan & More

Brendan Morgan (F*** Marry Kill, The Handmaid’s Tale) will play Zane Boodram. David Tomlinson (Fellow Travelers, Silent Night) will play Cody Kent, changed from the character of Dallas Kent in Rachel Reid’s Game Changer book series. Gerry Dee (Mr. D, Animal Control) will play Coach Cooper. Michelle Mylett (Letterkenny, El Camino Christmas) will play Lisa. Lauren Chan (The Devil Wears Prada 2, Canada’s Drag Race) will play Gen. Nick Stahl (Let the Right One In, Terminator 3) as Curtis Barrett.

Previously announced cast for Season 2 of the hit hockey series, which is set to premiere on HBO Max in spring 2027, includes Hudson Williams, Connor Storrie, Justice Smith, Charlie Gillespie, Daniel Diemer, Shaheen Jafargholi, Robert Naylor, Sophie Nélisse, Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova, Edvin Ryding, François Arnaud, Christina Chang, Dylan Walsh, Robbie G.K., Callan Potter, Benjamin Roy, Kamilla Kowal, Emily Hampshire, Sabrina Jalees, Priyanka, Kevin Zegers, Paul Gross and Milla Jovovich.

Season 1 of Heated Rivalry followed rival hockey players Shane Hollander (Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Storrie). Bound by ambition, rivalry and a magnetic pull neither of them fully understood, what began as a secret fling between two fresh-faced rookies evolved into a years-long journey of love, denial and self-discovery.

Heated Rivalry is commissioned by Bell Media’s Crave with the participation of the Canada Media Fund (CMF). Jacob Tierney is writer, director, and executive producer. Brendan Brady and Jayme Alter Wilson serve as executive producers. Lori Fischburg and Liane Cunje are producers, with Rachel Reid as consulting producer. Mike Goldbach serves as co-writer on Season 2. The series is distributed internationally by Sphere Abacus, a Bell Media company, and is available in more than 130 countries around the world.

Morgan is represented by The ART Agency and Thruline Entertainment. Tomlinson is represented by Glickman Alexander Talent Management & Play Management. Dee is represented by Connekt Creative (Nigel Mikoski). Mylett is represented by The Arthur Agency and Link Entertainment. Chan is represented by P1M, JAG Models, INSURGE-Ent, align PR and Yorn Levine. Stahl is represented by LINK Entertainment, Artium Talent and attorney Blake Zurbuchen.

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