“Heated Rivalry” creator Jacob Tierney teases Season 2 coming in late spring

October 12, 2026 / 11:38 AM EDT / CBS News

"Heated Rivalry" creator Jacob Tierney is giving a sneak peek at what fans should expect in Season 2.

Tierney said on "CBS Mornings" that the next season of the hit show on HBO Max will debut in "late spring."

"I don't have an official date yet. I'm not hiding anything," Tierney said.

He added the upcoming season will focus on Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov's relationship, played by Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie. Tierney said it will be largely based on "The Long Game," the sixth installment of Rachel Reid's "Game Changers" hockey romance series.

"My north star in this show, because there are a lot of books in this series, is I'm focusing on Shane and Ilya and we are tracking this relationship. There are new couples and characters that intersect with them. It's a much more expanded universe. It's a bigger show in that way," Tierney said.

He added the second season will explore what Shane and Ilya do after "they get their quiet happiness at the end of Season 1" and how it "translates into the rest of their lives."

Tierney is giving fans a behind-the-scenes look…

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