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  "id": 436666,
  "title": "Justice Smith Promises ‘Heated Rivalry’ Fans To “Take Good Care” Of Harris Drover “If You Give Me A Chance”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/justice-smith-promises-heated-rivalry-fans-to-take-good-care-of",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T03:18:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/justice-smith-reaction-heated-rivalry-casting-harris-drover-1237029828/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The casting of most beloved literary characters in screen adaptation inevitably creates online discourse as fans of the books have their own preconceived notions for what the characters should look like. Heated Rivalry is no exception, with the announcement on Friday that Justice Smith and Charlie Gillespie will play Harris Drover and Troy Barrett, respectively, […]",
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      {
        "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"
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        "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": "TVLine",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-07T17:39:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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."
}