Heated Rivalry is steaming up the 2025 TV schedule, and people are loving it. As the first three episodes have become available to those with an HBO Max subscription, great reviews and reactions for the NSFW hockey romance have been rolling in. Honestly, it’s amazing to see too, and I absolutely love that critics and the audience are reacting to this series in a similar way.
As I’ve scrolled through the internet over the last few weeks, it’s become abundantly clear just how big a hit Heated Rivalry is. The book-to-screen adaptation of Rachel Reid’s novel tells the story of two rival hockey players, Russia’s Ilya Rozanov and Canada’s Shane Hollander, as they fall in love. And it has taken off in a huge way. The sheer number of fan edits and reactions proves that. However, the Rotten Tomatoes scores do too.
