Actor Hudson Williams set social media alight at the 2026 Academy Awards when, asked on the red carpet at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood about the forthcoming second season of Heated Rivalry, he offered a single, unambiguous word in response. 'S*x,' he told reporters and left it at that.
Heated Rivalry is a Crave original series in which Williams plays Shane Hollander, one half of a pair of rival professional hockey players whose complicated dynamic forms the emotional core of the show. The series drew a passionate following off the back of its emotionally charged storytelling and the simmering on-screen chemistry between its leads, earning it a reputation as one of the more unexpectedly compelling drama series to emerge from Canadian television in recent years.
