Heated Rivalry creator Jacob Tierney discusses Season 2 and his script book
Jacob Tierney, creator of "Heated Rivalry", has released "I'll Believe in Anything", a book of annotated scripts. In interviews with CBS and IndieWire he said Season 2 is due in late spring and keeps its focus on Shane and Ilya.
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Left · 2Jacob Tierney, creator of "Heated Rivalry", has published "I'll Believe in Anything: The Making of Heated Rivalry Season 1", a behind-the-scenes book about the first season. CBS NewsLC “Tierney is giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at creating the series in his new book, "I'll Believe in Anything: The Making of Heated Rivalry Season 1."” Read at CBS News ↗ IndieWireLC “The latest release is “I’ll Believe in Anything,” a collection of annotated scripts and exclusive behind-the-scenes content” Read at IndieWire ↗ Left · 1Speaking on "CBS Mornings", Tierney said Season 2 will debut in "late spring" but that he has no official date yet. CBS NewsLC “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.” Read at CBS News ↗ Left · 1He said the season will centre on Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) and will be largely based on "The Long Game", the sixth book in Rachel Reid's "Game Changers" series. CBS NewsLC “it will be largely based on "The Long Game," the sixth installment of Rachel Reid's "Game Changers" hockey romance series.” Read at CBS News ↗
Left · 1Tierney said new couples and characters will intersect with the leads, making it "a much more expanded universe" and "a bigger show", and that it will explore how the pair's "quiet happiness" at the end of Season 1 translates into the rest of their lives. CBS NewsLC “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.” Read at CBS News ↗ Left · 1On the show's sex scenes, Tierney told CBS he wanted them to tell a story about the characters and not feel "gratuitous", since the two men "don't speak to each other". CBS NewsLC “"I wanted to make sure that the sex was telling a story, that we're learning things about these characters through the way that they relate to each other sexually," Tierney said” Read at CBS News ↗ Left · 1He also revealed that he built episode five around the Wolf Parade song "I'll Believe in Anything", the book's title, saying he looks for songs he thinks should have been big hits. CBS NewsLC “Tierney also revealed he centered episode five in the first season around the song "I'll Believe in Anything" by Wolf Parade.” Read at CBS News ↗
Left · 1In an interview with IndieWire conducted in early August, as Season 2 production was starting, Tierney described the script book as covering deleted scenes and his writing process, including using memory as a framework for the adaptation. IndieWireLC “A few days into August, just as the gears on production of Season 2 start to turn, the creator, writer and director of “Heated Rivalry” sat down with IndieWire”“Tierney located memory as a framework to ground his adaptation” Read at IndieWire ↗ Left · 1He said the Episode 4 closing sequence, in which Shane has sex with Rose while Ilya masturbates in the shower, is both reality and imagination, and that a scene of Ilya meeting Shane's parents outside the hospital room was cut because it "felt like gilding the lily". IndieWireLC ““For me, both are the answer,” Tierney said. “Shane’s thinking about Ilya, and Ilya’s thinking about Shane.”““That scene felt like gilding the lily, if I’m being honest,” Tierney said of the deleted moment.” Read at IndieWire ↗ Left · 1Tierney said he rewrote the coming-out scene between Shane and his mother Yuna on set after rain stopped filming, and that some lines fans love, such as Storrie's "I'm sorry" and Williams' hiccuped "bet-ter", were not scripted, though he chose to keep them. IndieWireLC ““It started raining, so we couldn’t finish it. I was just like, ‘I don’t like this, this isn’t working.’”““People are like, ‘That’s improv.’ Improv is one thing, but I chose to use it,” Tierney said.” Read at IndieWire ↗
Left · 1IndieWire noted that the scripts lay groundwork for Season 2: Ryan Price was only mentioned in Season 1, and Daniel Diemer was later announced in the role for Season 2. IndieWireLC “a few weeks after our interview, Daniel Diemer was announced as Ryan for Season 2.” Read at IndieWire ↗ Left · 2The outlets name the show's home differently: CBS calls it a show on HBO Max, while IndieWire calls it a Crave original. CBS NewsLC “the next season of the hit show on HBO Max” Read at CBS News ↗ IndieWireLC “The hit Crave original charts the enchanting romance of rival players” Read at IndieWire ↗
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- Framing
- Both outlets treat the story as a friendly promotional interview with the creator. CBS leads on the Season 2 timing and the book; IndieWire gives a craft-focused profile of the writing.
- Emphasis
- CBS stresses the Season 2 window, the Shane and Ilya focus, intimacy as storytelling, and the music. IndieWire stresses the script process, deleted scenes, actor improvisation and Season 2 groundwork.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Neither outlet reports reaction or criticism from outside the production. Neither gives a confirmed Season 2 release date. IndieWire does not give a release timeline.
- Charged language
- “hit show”“Smash Hit Series”“global sensation”“the bible for “Heated Rivalry” fans”
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What every side reports
- Jacob Tierney created "Heated Rivalry" and has released a book, "I'll Believe in Anything", about making Season 1.
- Season 2 is in the works and will keep its focus on Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, played by Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie.
- The series is adapted from Rachel Reid's hockey romance novels.
Where accounts differ
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Where the show is released
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- CBS calls it a hit show on HBO Max; IndieWire calls it a Crave original.
Jacob Tierney person
Tierney presents Season 2 as a continuation of the Shane and Ilya story in a bigger world, and the book as a look at how Season 1 was written and made. He says the sex scenes were meant to advance the story, and that essential scenes are those about the two leads.
“"My north star in this show, because there are a lot of books in this series, is I'm focusing on Shane and Ilya” — CBS News
““Essential scenes are Shane and Ilya; everything else is allowed to be off to the side,” he said.” — IndieWire
Heated Rivalry other
The series is described by both outlets as a hit built on the romance between rival hockey players Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, adapted from Rachel Reid's novels.
“based on Rachel Reid’s queer ice hockey novel” — IndieWire
“played by Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie” — CBS News
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"Heated Rivalry" creator Jacob Tierney teases 2nd season with focus on Shane and Ilia's relationship
Neutral Short promotional item announcing Tierney's "CBS Mornings" appearance on Season 2 and the book.
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"Heated Rivalry" creator Jacob Tierney teases Season 2
Sympathetic Plain write-up of Tierney's CBS interview, relaying his Season 2 hints and comments on intimacy and music.
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Jacob Tierney Created the Smash Hit Series ‘Heated Rivalry’ — Then He Wrote a Book About It
Celebratory Admiring craft interview presenting the show as a beloved phenomenon and the book as essential for fans.
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- 12 Oct 15:21 First CBS NewsLC "Heated Rivalry" creator Jacob Tierney teases 2nd season with focus on Shane and Ilia's relationship
- 12 Oct 16:38 +1h 16m CBS NewsLC "Heated Rivalry" creator Jacob Tierney teases Season 2
- 13 Oct 14:00 +22h 38m IndieWireLC Jacob Tierney Created the Smash Hit Series ‘Heated Rivalry’ — Then He Wrote a Book About It
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