
Hudson Williams, the breakout star of Netflix's steamy hit Heated Rivalry, dropped a cheeky one-word teaser for season two – 'Sex' – during a red carpet interview at the Oscars on 8 March 2026, while fresh off joining Netflix's crypto scandal drama The Altruists opposite MCU actress Julia Garner.
Heated Rivalry exploded onto screens last year, adapting Rachel Reid's hockey romance novels into a six-episode binge that hooked millions with its raw tension between rivals-turned-lovers Shane Hollander, played by Williams, and Ilya Rozanov, played by Connor Storrie.