{
  "id": 8100516,
  "title": "‘Heated Rivalry’ Star Hudson Williams Sparks TIFF Chaos, Teases Season 2",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/heated-rivalry-star-hudson-williams-sparks-tiff-chaos-teases-season-2",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T21:06:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/hudson-williams-heated-rivalry-season-2-tiff-chaos-gay-coming-out-1236866171/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "It’s been a whirlwind year for Hudson Williams. Ever since “Heated Rivalry,” Jacob Tierney’s sensuous decade-long romantic saga between closeted hockey stars Shane Hollander (Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie), premiered in November 2025 on Crave and HBO Max, Williams has been thrust into the spotlight. Adapted from Rachel Reid’s “Game Changers” series of novels […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Hudson Williams Teases ‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 2, Worrying He’s “Doing An Impression” Of Shane: “It Was Surreal”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/hudson-williams-teases-heated-rivalry-season-2-worrying-hes-doing-an",
        "published": "2026-09-17T23:33:10.000Z"
      }
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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."
}