BookTok rejoice! Crave ’s Jacob Tierney -created adaptation of Rachel Reid’s gay hockey romance novel, Heated Rivarly , has sold to HBO Max in the U.S. and Australia, Bell Media announced Wednesday.

The six-episode series centers around two rival professional hockey players – Canadian-born Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) of the fictitious Montreal Voyageurs and Russian-born Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) of the fictitious Boston Bears – as they navigate a secret fling that lasts years. Letterkenny alumni Tierney and Brendan Brady are showrunning the series from Accent Aigu Entertainment.

BookTok rejoice! Crave ’s Jacob Tierney -created adaptation of Rachel Reid’s gay hockey romance novel, Heated Rivarly , has sold to HBO Max in the U.S. and Australia, Bell Media announ

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