{
  "id": 332058,
  "title": "‘Heated Rivalry’ Author Rachel Reid Pushes Back Against Season 2 Casting Criticism",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/heated-rivalry-author-rachel-reid-pushes-back-against-season-2",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-09T00:08:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hollywood Reporter",
    "slug": "the-hollywood-reporter",
    "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/heated-rivalry-rachel-reid-season-2-casting-criticism-1236669555/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "It was announced Friday that Charlie Gillespie will portray Troy, a professional hockey player who is traded to the Ottawa Centaurs in Reid's source material, while Justice Smith was cast as Harris, the team’s social media manager.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "‘Heated Rivalry’ Author Appears To Dismiss Negative Reactions To Season 2 Casting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/heated-rivalry-author-appears-to-dismiss-negative-reactions-to-season",
        "published": "2026-08-08T21:25:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "‘Heated Rivalry’ Author Brushes Off Negativity Surrounding Season 2 Casting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/heated-rivalry-author-brushes-off-negativity-surrounding-season-2",
        "published": "2026-08-08T21:58:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}