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‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 2: Author Rachel Reid Responds to Casting Criticism
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Heated Rivalry / Photo Credit: HBOThe Author Does Not Sit in the Casting RoomReid wrote the Game Changers novels.
Heated Rivalry / Photo Credit: HBOWhat Rachel Reid Actually Posted“Thinking about all the people last summer who told me the casting for Ilya and Shane was wrong and bad,” Reid wrote on her Instagram Story, over a side-eye selfie.
Variety, Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter each reported the post within roughly a day of the Heated Rivalry Season 2 casting reveal.
Reid does not name the new hires, does not argue the objections on their merits, and does not ask anyone to stop.
Where Season 2 Goes From HereSpring 2027 is the target, on Crave and HBO Max, which is a longer runway than the Heated Rivalry Season 2 casting argument is likely to survive.