‘Heated Rivalry’ Goes All In on Physical Media Including Special Edition Blu-Ray and DVD
Fans of the Jacob Tierney-created series, and the Rachel Reid books they’re based upon, are getting the chance to buy ‘Heated Rivalry’ on Blu-Ray and DVD.
October 20, 2026 2:46pm
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Heated Rivalry is going all in on physical media.
The hit Crave series, which airs in the U.S. on HBO Max, is now available on Blu-ray and DVD, along with a collector’s edition due out next month. Fans of the Canadian queer hockey drama can order the Blu-ray and DVD now on Amazon, and according to the Amazon listing, can expect the collector’s edition of the series in November.
AVAILABLE NOV. 24
Heated Rivalry: Season One (Collector’s Edition – 4K / Blu-ray)
The collector’s edition box set includes the complete first season of the show plus hours of bonus content like blooper reels, deleted scenes and “making of” featurettes. The set also includes collectible art cards, a fold-out poster and a “hockey puck” plush stress reliever.
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The special collector’s Blu-ray edition has a cover inspired by a retro VHS tape. The regular Blu-ray and DVD have the show’s main poster as the cover.
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Heated Rivalry: Season One (Blu-ray)
Show creator Jacob Tierney’s book on the series is also available now. I’ll Believe in Anything: The Making of Heated Rivalry is an official and complete collection of annotated scripts from season one of the groundbreaking series, which are based on author Rachel Reid’s Game Changers series.
The book, released in partnership with Brendan Brady and Accent Aigu, features behind-the-scenes photos, stories and never-before-seen content. The annotations will be on scene directions, intimacy choreography, costume insights, along with more.
The book, which features a forward by Reid, promises to answer a slew of questions for fans. Some of those questions, according to the product description, include: “How did Tierney interweave Ilya and Shane’s rivalry with Scott and Kip’s love story to create the ultimate television moment? Where did the idea for that incredible Canadian Olympic fleece originate? And what does it look like for a full team, led by Tierney and Brady, to plan, choreograph and film some of the best sex scenes in television history?”
I’ll Believe in Anything: The Making of Heated Rivalry Season 1 (The Annotated Scripts)
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The official synopsis for the book reads: “I’ll Believe in Anything takes readers behind the curtain, showing how Tierney, his producing partner Brendan Brady, and the entire Accent Aigu team drew on a deep reverence for Reid’s work, impeccable casting, clever sets and costume design and thoughtful sex scene choreography to both rewrite the playbook for adapting romance novels to the screen and obliterate the long-held misconception that queer love stories have limited appeal.”
Hailing from Canadian streamer Crave and airing on HBO Max in the U.S., Heated Rivalry centers on a fictional hockey universe based on the popular romance books by Reid. The show’s first season is based on the second novel, Heated Rivalry. Tierney created, wrote and directed the series.
AVAILABLE NOW
Heated Rivalry: Season One (DVD)
Heated Rivalry focuses on two rival professional players — Canada-born Shane Hollander (Williams) of the fictitious Montreal Metros and Russia-born Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) of the fictitious Boston Raiders — as they navigate a near-decade-long situationship-turned-relationship. The show has made certified stars out of both Storrie and Williams.
In the months since the show’s premiere, the pair have presented at the Golden Globes, served as torchbearers in the 2026 Olympic Torch Relay, attended the Met Gala and each booked post-Heated Rivalry roles.
Crave renewed Heated Rivalry for a second season early into the show’s first season run. HBO Max has confirmed it will continue to air the series. The show is slated to shoot the second season this summer and is aiming for a spring 2027 release. The upcoming season will be based on the next installment of Shane and Ilya’s story in Reid’s novels, The Long Game, along with the fifth book in the series, Role Model.
The Hollywood Reporter previously reported that Storrie was in talks to join the ensemble cast of Molly Gordon and SNL writer Allie Levitan’s A24 comedy Peaked. Next up, Williams can be found starring alongside Carrie-Anne Moss, Noah Reid and Clark Backo in the half-hour Canadian drama Yaga, which is based on the play by Kat Sandler.
Reid announced earlier this year that she’ll be publishing her seventh book in the Game Changers series. The book, Unrivaled, will be the next chapter in Shane and Ilya’s story, which is set to be released in June 2027.
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