{
  "id": 275479,
  "title": "Heated Rivalry Season 2 Casts Justice Smith As Harris Drover And Charlie Gillespie As Troy Barrett",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/heated-rivalry-season-2-casts-justice-smith-as-harris-drover-and",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-07T17:39:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TVLine",
    "slug": "tvline",
    "url": "https://www.tvline.com/2232623/heated-rivalry-season-2-cast-justice-smith-harris-charlie-gillespie-troy/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The second season of Heated Rivalry will premiere in Spring 2027 on Crave in Canada and HBO Max in the United States. The series, based on Rachel Reid's Game Changers book series, has cast Justice Smith and Charlie Gillespie as Troy Barrett and Harris Drover, respectively. The two characters, whose relationship is explored in the fifth book Role Model, are introduced as a social media manager and hockey star whose romance develops after a trade between teams. Actors Justice Smith, known for his role in Generation, and Charlie Gillespie, who appeared in Netflix's Julie and the Phantoms, have been praised for their ability to bring depth and heart to their roles. The second season will also delve into the story of Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, as presented in Reid's sixth book The Long Game.",
  "summary": "A new it couple is about to enter the rink: Heated Rivalry has cast Justice Smith and Charlie Gillespie as Harris Drover and Troy Barrett for Season 2.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 2 Finds Its Troy and Harris in Charlie Gillespie and Justice Smith",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/heated-rivalry-season-2-finds-its-troy-and-harris-in-charlie",
        "published": "2026-08-07T17:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 2 Casts Justice Smith, Charlie Gillespie as Harris and Troy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/heated-rivalry-season-2-casts-justice-smith-charlie-gillespie-as",
        "published": "2026-08-07T17:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "‘Heated Rivalry’ Casts Justice Smith & Charlie Gillespie As Harris & Troy; Season 2 Debut Confirmed For Spring 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/heated-rivalry-casts-justice-smith-charlie-gillespie-as-harris-troy",
        "published": "2026-08-07T17:00:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The A.V. Club",
        "title": "Justice Smith and Charlie Gillespie are Heated Rivalry's new will-they-won't-they",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/justice-smith-and-charlie-gillespie-are-heated-rivalrys-new-will-they",
        "published": "2026-08-07T23:40:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}