A new it couple is about to enter the rink: "Heated Rivalry" has cast Charlie Gillespie ("Julie and the Phantoms") and Justice Smith ("Generation") in the roles of hockey bad boy Troy Barrett and social media manager Harris Drover, respectively. The characters — whose relationship is explored in "Role Model," the fifth book in Rachel Reid's "Game Changers" series — will debut in Season 2, which is confirmed for a Spring 2027 premiere. Justice and Charlie do exactly that," reads a statement from showrunner Jacob Tierney and executive producer Brendan Brady. "They immediately connected with the vulnerability and resilience at the core of these characters, bringing an instinctive understanding of who Harris and Troy are." In addition to adapting "Role Model," the second season of "Heated Rivalry" will also pull from Reid's sixth book, "The Long Game," which shifts the spotlight back to Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie).