Heated Rivalry (2025)
Two of the biggest stars in Major League Hockey are bound by ambition, rivalry, and a magnetic pull neither of them fully understands. What begins as a secret fling between two fresh faced rookies evolves into a years-long journey of love, denial, and self-discovery. Over the next eight years, as they chase glory on the ice, they struggle to navigate their feelings for each other. Torn between the sport they live for and the love they can’t ignore, they must decide if there’s room in their fiercely competitive world for something as fragile – and powerful – as real love.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 28 November 2025 |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Jacob Tierney |
| Starring | Hudson Williams, Connor Storrie and François Arnaud |
| Seasons | 1 season, 6 episodes |
| Episode length | about 50 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 5 hours |
| Rated | TV-MA |
| Scores | TMDB users 8.7/10 |
Where to watch Heated Rivalry
Heated Rivalry is streaming on Max ($18.49 a month) in the US. At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 1 month of Max, or $18.49 at list price.
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What kind of watch this is
Heated Rivalry is a 2025 drama that treats professional hockey less as a sport and more as a high-stakes arena for emotional cowardice. Created by Jacob Tierney, it follows two players on rival teams who start with a casual fling and refuse to name it for years. The show is 5 hours long, which is a manageable block of time for watching two men ignore the obvious. It plays the "secret lover" trope straight, banking on the tension of public rivalry versus private intimacy. The dry, competitive atmosphere makes the vulnerability feel sharper. It is a watch for those who find the gap between public performance and private truth more compelling than the game itself.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes reports 97% positive reviews from 94 critics, averaging 7.90/10. Metacritic lands on 67 out of 100, which is polite code for generally favorable. The consensus calls it a bona fide winner. Critics praised the lead performances, with Rachel Kurzius noting the chemistry is "bonkers." Lucy Mangan was less enchanted, arguing the explicit scenes overshadow character development. That is a reasonable complaint, though the hockey remains on the ice.
How it did with audiences
On JustWatch, it climbed to fourth on the streaming chart during the week of December 7, 2025. Whip Media’s TV Time data, tracking over 25 million users, placed it sixth for the weeks of December 7 and 14. FlixPatrol had it at number two on HBO Max’s US Top 10 behind It: Welcome to Derry on November 29. In Australia, it debuted at two and held the top spot weekly. Nielsen kept it below the top ten, a quirk of how "acquired" shows are counted. Crave called it its most-watched original, with viewership up nearly 400% in the first week. A third of viewers rewatched the season, and 15% watched it five or more times. Some people just can’t let go of a good rivalry.
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Sources
- Heated Rivalry on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q136813219 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Heated Rivalry” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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