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Mar 6, 2026 11:25am PT ‘Heated Rivalry’ Creator Jacob Tierney Says Season 2 ‘Still on Track’ to Start Shooting This Summer: ‘I’m in a Room All Day Long Writing’ By Marc Malkin Plus Icon Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events marcmalkin Latest Comic-Con: Her Universe Fashion Show Teams Ups With Warner Bros. for DCU-Inspired Runway (EXCLUSIVE) 1 hour ago ‘Heated Rivalry,’ ‘Stranger Things’ and ‘Traitors’ Win Big at GLAAD Media Awards 13 hours ago Leslie Bibb and Alex Edelman Style Tailored Blazers With Shorts and Sneakers In Playful Brooks Brothers Campaign 21 hours ago See All sabrina lantos “Heated Rivalry” creator Jacob Tierney says he’s exhausted from the whirlwind of the last three months since the show premiered on HBO Max, but that hasn’t stopped him from working hard on Season 2. “I’m in a room all day writing,” Tierney told me at the GLAAD Media Awards on Thursday at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. Shooting is set to begin this summer. “We’re still on track,” Tierney said. Popular on Variety Related Stories ‘Frankenstein’ Lead Oscar Isaac, 'La Llorona' Director Jayro Bustamante Push for Guatemala Film Law 'The Bride!' Is the Latest Example of a New Wave of Feminist Horror — Experts Break Down What It Says About Women and Control Tierney is trying not to feel the pressure of living up to Season 1. “I think I realized a little while ago that what I have to do is go back to where my head was at the first time I wrote, which was love these books and try to make the smartest thing I can make of it.” And yes, he will stay “faithful” to Rachel Reid’s novel: “I’m not going to bail on that now.” The romantic drama series, which follows two professional hockey players (Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams) who fall in love after carrying on a decade-long affair, was originally created for Canadian streaming service Crave and was later released on HBO Max in the U.S. The Season 2 renewal was announced just two weeks after the show premiered over Thanksgiving. HBO Max will continue to license the series for its second season without producing. During his acceptance speech at the GLAAD Media Awards, Tierney thanked Crave as well as HBO for its support before quipping, “We hope you continue to exist,” a reference to the pending merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery. Connor Storrie, Robbie GK, Nadine Bhabha, Brendan Brady, Jacob Tierney, François Arnaud, Christina Chang and Amber Glenn at the 37th GLAAD Media Awards Billboard via Getty Images Along with Williams and Storrie, the “Heated Rivalry” cast includes François Arnaud, Robbie G.K., Christina Chang, Dylan Walsh, Nadine Bhabha, Sophie Nélisse and Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova. Miley Cyrus and Carly Rae Jepsen have expressed interest in contributing music to the show’s sophomore outing. “I have no comment,” Tierney said when asked if either of those artists are officially on board. “What I will say is there’s a lot of music on the show, so there’s room for everybody.” Netflix announced Thursday morning that Tierney will write, direct and executive produce “Alexander,” a drama series about Alexander the Great and Aristotle being adapted from Annabel Lyon’s novel “The Golden Mean.” Jump to Comments ‘The Education of Jane Cumming’ Review: A Compelling Dramatization of the True Story Behind ‘The Children’s Hour’ ‘Dao’ Review: French-Senegalese Master Alain Gomis Builds a Swirling, Ecstatic Family Epic From One Wedding and a Funeral ‘Rosebush Pruning’ Review: Callum Turner Broods on the Fringes of a Toxic Family in Karim Aïnouz’s Sleek, Silly but Seductive Provocation ‘Salvation’ Review: The Roots of Violence Are Explored in Emin Alper’s Tense, Atmospheric Study of a Massacre ‘In a Whisper’ Review: A Funeral Uncovers Buried Secrets in Leyla Bouzid’s Emotional Family Mystery ‘Nightborn’ Review: Rupert Grint and Seidi Haarla Headline an Effective Blend of Finnish Mythology and Cronenbergian Horror JavaScript is required to load the comments. Loading comments...