Hudson Williams is trading the ice rink for something far nastier on screen, with the Heated Rivalry breakout set to lead a new thriller Apparatus opposite Dylan O'Brien, Entertainment Weekly reported from Los Angeles on 27 March 2026. The film, which has not yet begun production, will see Williams play a young rideshare driver drawn into a violent scheme by O'Brien's character in what is being billed as a darkly comic feature debut for Canadian actor‑filmmaker Sofia Banzhaf.
The news came after a year in which Hudson Williams' profile shifted almost overnight. For starters, the Canadian actor became a viral name when Heated Rivalry landed on HBO Max late last year, its mix of queer romance and hockey drama turning a niche Crave series into an international talking point.
