‘Heated Rivalry’ Sets Season 2 Returning Cast: See Who’ll Be Back Alongside Connor Storrie & Hudson Williams

EXCLUSIVE: The cast of Heated Rivalry continues to grow as a slew of Season 1 cast members have set their return for the second season. Coming back alongside Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams are François Arnaud and Robbie G.K. as fan-favorite couple Scott and Kip, who inspired Ilya (Storrie) to join Shane (Williams) at the cottage; Sophie Nélisse as Rose, the famous actress who briefly dated Shane before becoming his close friend and confidante; Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova as Ilya’s longtime friend and occasional hookup partner Svetlana, whom he considered marrying for a green card until Shane stepped in; as well as Christina Chang and Dylan Walsh as Shane’s parents, Yuna and David, respectively. Also returning are Callan Potter and Benjamin Roy as Shane’s teammates Hayden — who is Shane’s best friend — and JJ, respectively; and Kamilla Kowal as Hayden’s wife Jackie. Clockwise from top left: Sophie Nélisse, Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova, François Arnaud, Christina Chang, Kamilla Kowal, Benjamin Roy, Callan Potter, Robbie G.K., and Dylan Walsh Garrett Naccarato/ Dina Roudman/David Urbanke/Violeta Meyners/Megan Vincent/Siamak Abrishami/Maxime Cote/Kevin winter/PMC/ Jeff Nelson They join the previously announced Season 2 cast: Justice Smith as Harris; Charlie Gillespie as Troy; Daniel Diemer as Ryan; Shaheen Jafargholi as Fabian; plus Emily Hampshire as Vanessa, Edvin Ryding as Luca, Robert Naylor as Wyatt, Sabrina Jalees as Farah and Priyanka as Tarek. Watch on Deadline RELATED: ‘Heated Rivalry’s Dylan Walsh Pauses Cameo Account After Getting In “Trouble” For Spilling Season 2 Secrets Season 1 is based on the Rachel Reid novel Heated Rivalry from her popular “Game Changers” book series. Season 2 will be an adaptation of Reid’s sixth book, The Long Game, a direct sequel to the Heated Rivalry novel. The new season will also incorporate elements from Reid’s fifth book, Role Model. From Bell Media’s Canadian streamer Crave and HBO Max in the U.S., Heated Rivalry‘s first season told the story of Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, who are 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. The Long Game novel picks back up with Shane and Ilya after they have been seeing each other for 10 years, keeping their relationship a secret. Ilya wants to go public, but Shane feels that they should keep it under wraps to stay at the top of his game. RELATED: Why Some Of Your Favorite Shows Including ‘Heated Rivalry’ Definitely Won’t Win An Emmy This Year Created by Jacob Tierney, Heated Rivalry is produced by Accent Aigu Entertainment in association with Bell Media’s Crave, the latter of which commissioned the series with the participation of the Canada Media Fund. Tierney also serves as writer, director and executive producer of the series. Brendan Brady and Jayme Alter Wilson also EP. Lori Fischburg and Liane Cunje are producers, with author Reid as consulting producer. Mike Goldbach is the co-writer of 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. Nélisse is repped by CAA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners; Kharlamova by Brave Artists Management and Hero Artists; Arnaud by Independent Artist Group, Impression Entertainment, and Brecheen Feldman Breimer; Chang by Innovative, Strand Ent., and Play Management (Canada); Walsh by Innovative Artists and Mason-Lewis Entertainment; G.K. by Talent House & Amplified Artists; Potter by Talent House & David Dean Management; Roy by Martinez Creative Management; Kowal by Play Management and Vanguard Management Group. RELATED: ‘Heated Rivalry’ Author Appears To Dismiss Negative Reactions To Season 2 Casting RELATED: ‘Heated Rivalry’ To Fans: Don’t Crowd Us RELATED: ‘Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie Lands First Emmy Nomination, Calls Hosting ‘SNL’ Career “‘Pinch Me’ Moment” RELATED: Emmy Nominations 2026: The Complete List