New couple on ‘Heated Rivalry’ S2 to be played by Justice Smith and Charlie Gillespie

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Crave says Justice Smith and Charlie Gillespie have been cast as Harris Drover and Troy Barrett, the couple at the centre of the fifth book in the “Game Changer” series on which the TV show is based. Crave says Smith and Gillespie join the cast in “leading roles” for the second season on the smash-hit romance series. Smith, who starred in “I Saw the TV Glow” and “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,” will portray Harris, who in the books is the Ottawa hockey team’s social media manager. Gillespie, who was in the rom-com “One Night Only,” has been tapped to play Troy, a forward on the team. Crave says the season, which started filming this week, will debut in Spring 2027.