Bell Media in the last year has doubled down on bringing homegrown stars in Hollywood back to Canada to make TV series by unveiling development and production deals with Seth Rogen, Elliot Page and Will Arnett, among others.

An early success is the gay hockey romance series Heated Rivalry, picked up by HBO Max in the U.S. and created by Letterkenny director Jacob Tierney for Bell Media’s Crave streaming platform north of the border. The six-part drama is based on the novel series by Rachel Reid and was brought to Bell Media by Tierney and Brendan Brady through their production banner Accent Aigu Entertainment.

Bell Media in the last year has doubled down on bringing homegrown stars in Hollywood back to Canada to make TV series by unveiling development and production deals with Se

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