Rachel Reid’s Heated Rivalry: when every episode drops

Heated Rivalry, the long-awaited adaptation of Rachel Reid’s bestselling hockey romance, has officially arrived on HBO Max after strong fan demand to bring the Canadian series to international audiences.

Based on Reid’s popular novel from the Game Changers series, the show follows star players Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov as their fierce on-ice rivalry shifts into a deeper connection off the rink. The series premiered on 28 November on HBO Max in the United States and Crave in Canada.

Full episode release schedule

New episodes are released every Friday following the two-episode premiere. The series consists of six episodes, airing weekly from 28 November to 26 December 2025.

• Episode 1: “Rookies”: 28 November 2025
• Episode 2: “Olympians”: 28 November 2025
• Episode 3: “******”: 5 December 2025
• Episode 4: “Rose”: 12 December 2025
• Episode 5: “I’ll Believe in Anything”: 19 December 2025
• Episode 6: “The Cottage”: 26 December 2025

The series streams exclusively on HBO Max in the US. HBO has not confirmed whether episodes will also air on its cable channels.

Is there going to be a Season 2?

HBO Max has not announced a second season of Heated Rivalry. The six-episode run has been released as a limited series, and there is no official confirmation of renewal. However, the show’s strong reception, along with the popularity of Rachel Reid’s wider Game Changers novels, has led to rising fan interest in seeing the story continue. For now, viewers will have to wait for updates from the network.

Aasiya Nazir