I'm so confused by the "Heated Rivalary was wildly successful, which tells us that there's a huge audience for [straight] sports romance!" trend.
ICYMI: Netflix Shoots For Its Own ‘Heated Rivalry’ With ‘Icebreaker,’ Casts Daisy Jelley & Newcomer Connor Simos
Netflix Shoots For Its Own ‘Heated Rivalry’ With ‘Icebreaker,’ Casts Daisy Jelley & Newcomer Connor Simos
Connor Simos
How badly does everyone want their own “Heated Rivalry”? Pretty badly, apparently. Netflix’s “Icebreaker” is the latest sign that streamers are ramping up their YA and New Adult romance adaptations, particularly books with enormous built-in fandoms, and suddenly the ice rink itself looks like some of the hottest real estate in television.
Prime Video already has arguably the closest comparison in “Off Campus,” its adaptation of Elle Kennedy’s bestselling college-hockey romance novels.
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September 29, 2026 at 4:17 PM
I'm so confused by the "Heated Rivalary was wildly successful, which tells us that there's a huge audience for [straight] sports romance!" trend.
THE NARRATIVE GENIUS OF HEATED RIVALARY IS THAT IT'S BASED ON THE NARRATIVE GENIUS OF GENRE ROMANCE. Why is that so fucken hard to talk about?
a woman in a fur coat behind bars with a please netflix logo
ALT: a woman in a fur coat behind bars with a please netflix logo
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January 26, 2026 at 4:46 PM
THE NARRATIVE GENIUS OF HEATED RIVALARY IS THAT IT'S BASED ON THE NARRATIVE GENIUS OF GENRE ROMANCE. Why is that so fucken hard to talk about?
Oh the rivalary between Nefer and Yelan, flirting, compliments and drinking together with underlying messages and threats 😳
September 20, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Oh the rivalary between Nefer and Yelan, flirting, compliments and drinking together with underlying messages and threats 😳
last piece for the year! I spoke with author Rachel Reid and show runner Jacob Tierney about why & how Heated Rivalary became such a monster hit.
Spoiler: Jacob is really glad he didn’t listen to the exec who said the characters shouldn’t have sex until Season 2!
Spoiler: Jacob is really glad he didn’t listen to the exec who said the characters shouldn’t have sex until Season 2!
Few People Saw TV’s Latest Breakout Hit Coming. There’s a Secret Behind Its Success.
How Heated Rivalry pulled off its hat trick, according to the minds behind the series.
slate.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
last piece for the year! I spoke with author Rachel Reid and show runner Jacob Tierney about why & how Heated Rivalary became such a monster hit.
Spoiler: Jacob is really glad he didn’t listen to the exec who said the characters shouldn’t have sex until Season 2!
Spoiler: Jacob is really glad he didn’t listen to the exec who said the characters shouldn’t have sex until Season 2!
i was so behind on Heated Rivalary, but i just finished episode three, and i am Very Unwell
December 24, 2025 at 3:22 AM
i was so behind on Heated Rivalary, but i just finished episode three, and i am Very Unwell
him engineering this rivalary between rachel & others in the house - engaging in/starting shit talking conversations about rachel to create further conflict & competition between them, playing the victim, shifting blame to rachel, etc
August 26, 2025 at 5:17 AM
him engineering this rivalary between rachel & others in the house - engaging in/starting shit talking conversations about rachel to create further conflict & competition between them, playing the victim, shifting blame to rachel, etc
Snack break John and Brock video rivalary package #smackdown
September 13, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Snack break John and Brock video rivalary package #smackdown
Preciso ver heated rivalary.
February 17, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Preciso ver heated rivalary.
A young kal first heard the name Sarah Waters from the monoculture magazine Entertainment Weekly in like 2004 !! not to be a dick but if feels very "heated rivalary INVENTED gay tv" lol
April 29, 2026 at 8:07 PM
A young kal first heard the name Sarah Waters from the monoculture magazine Entertainment Weekly in like 2004 !! not to be a dick but if feels very "heated rivalary INVENTED gay tv" lol
Beriel at least has the rivalary with Winn. Him and Kira debating religion is a little interesting.
Shakaar is just kinda there.
Shakaar is just kinda there.
October 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Beriel at least has the rivalary with Winn. Him and Kira debating religion is a little interesting.
Shakaar is just kinda there.
Shakaar is just kinda there.
Thinking about how to sign "Heated Rivalary" because there's not really a strictly one way to sign it in ASL (there's multiple signs for "hot" "heat", etc)
but in SEE it's just "heated" 😅
but in SEE it's just "heated" 😅
January 25, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Thinking about how to sign "Heated Rivalary" because there's not really a strictly one way to sign it in ASL (there's multiple signs for "hot" "heat", etc)
but in SEE it's just "heated" 😅
but in SEE it's just "heated" 😅
HEATED RIVALARY info from Canadian Screen Awards nominations:
-Connor Storrie ineligible; rules tweaked last year restricting CSAs to CDN "citizens or permanent residents"
-Eligible series needed to air between 09/01/24 and 11/15/25. HR premiered 11/28/25. Yet series got 18 nods
-Connor Storrie ineligible; rules tweaked last year restricting CSAs to CDN "citizens or permanent residents"
-Eligible series needed to air between 09/01/24 and 11/15/25. HR premiered 11/28/25. Yet series got 18 nods
March 25, 2026 at 11:28 AM
HEATED RIVALARY info from Canadian Screen Awards nominations:
-Connor Storrie ineligible; rules tweaked last year restricting CSAs to CDN "citizens or permanent residents"
-Eligible series needed to air between 09/01/24 and 11/15/25. HR premiered 11/28/25. Yet series got 18 nods
-Connor Storrie ineligible; rules tweaked last year restricting CSAs to CDN "citizens or permanent residents"
-Eligible series needed to air between 09/01/24 and 11/15/25. HR premiered 11/28/25. Yet series got 18 nods
How great is for any father to come home and find his boys presenting themselves. Both vying for his attention. A beautiful sibling rivalary that is to the father’s benefit.
Oh just imagine the lengths each would go to win daddy over from the other.
Oh just imagine the lengths each would go to win daddy over from the other.
September 29, 2026 at 8:57 PM
How great is for any father to come home and find his boys presenting themselves. Both vying for his attention. A beautiful sibling rivalary that is to the father’s benefit.
Oh just imagine the lengths each would go to win daddy over from the other.
Oh just imagine the lengths each would go to win daddy over from the other.
Crazy how he backpedals when he realized nobody found it funny. How tf do you think this would spark a "Friendly rivalary", like what other response did you think this was gonna get from this? Praise for being against what's popular, this just comes off as pretentious and attempting to be edgy.
‘Chimptopia’ creator Robby has apologized following backlash surrounding his Kickstarter project.
Robby says the post aimed at ‘Gameoverse’ was meant to spark a “friendly rivalry,” not attack the show, and apologized to Glitch Productions and the Gameoverse team for any offense caused.
Robby says the post aimed at ‘Gameoverse’ was meant to spark a “friendly rivalry,” not attack the show, and apologized to Glitch Productions and the Gameoverse team for any offense caused.
June 15, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Crazy how he backpedals when he realized nobody found it funny. How tf do you think this would spark a "Friendly rivalary", like what other response did you think this was gonna get from this? Praise for being against what's popular, this just comes off as pretentious and attempting to be edgy.
I had no idea this was a rivalary
May 14, 2026 at 1:53 AM
I had no idea this was a rivalary
[writing in StarFox 2026, possible Spoilers]
It seems to me that over the course of the story, Falco realizes that being a leader means more than being the best pilot, and he comes to rely on Fox, and also lets Fox rely on him
they still have a rivalary going on about pulling off cool moves, but--
It seems to me that over the course of the story, Falco realizes that being a leader means more than being the best pilot, and he comes to rely on Fox, and also lets Fox rely on him
they still have a rivalary going on about pulling off cool moves, but--
June 27, 2026 at 12:52 AM
[writing in StarFox 2026, possible Spoilers]
It seems to me that over the course of the story, Falco realizes that being a leader means more than being the best pilot, and he comes to rely on Fox, and also lets Fox rely on him
they still have a rivalary going on about pulling off cool moves, but--
It seems to me that over the course of the story, Falco realizes that being a leader means more than being the best pilot, and he comes to rely on Fox, and also lets Fox rely on him
they still have a rivalary going on about pulling off cool moves, but--
Galera lembrei que amanhã tem ep de Heated Rivalary!!!!
February 12, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Galera lembrei que amanhã tem ep de Heated Rivalary!!!!
Nice one, didn't know that was the big rivalary like that., love you have a tournament against them, but not sure I could taking losing off them if didn't win every one ahaha
June 19, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Nice one, didn't know that was the big rivalary like that., love you have a tournament against them, but not sure I could taking losing off them if didn't win every one ahaha
I mean heated rivalary seems like a lot of folk are into it
January 6, 2026 at 1:20 AM
I mean heated rivalary seems like a lot of folk are into it
😅 Also I love sibling rivalary that does not involve weapons! So good on us!! 😎
November 4, 2025 at 1:19 AM
😅 Also I love sibling rivalary that does not involve weapons! So good on us!! 😎
"MERLIN! I CHALLENGE YOU TO THE ULTIMATE LIFELONG RIVALARY! DO YOU ACCEPT? >:3"
thats the marriage proposal.
thats the marriage proposal.
May 7, 2026 at 8:49 AM
"MERLIN! I CHALLENGE YOU TO THE ULTIMATE LIFELONG RIVALARY! DO YOU ACCEPT? >:3"
thats the marriage proposal.
thats the marriage proposal.
There's a whole history behind this, the Coney Island is almost the Default Restaurant around here. There's a deep-seeded Coney Island Rivalary between two Coney Islands next to each other. Shit rocks.
wdet.org/2023/03/09/c...
wdet.org/2023/03/09/c...
CuriosiD: Why are there so many Coney Islands in Detroit? - WDET 101.9 FM
Reporter Quinn Klinefelter sinks his teeth into the simple sandwich that became a Detroit staple — and why its namesake is in New York.
wdet.org
March 27, 2024 at 1:55 AM
There's a whole history behind this, the Coney Island is almost the Default Restaurant around here. There's a deep-seeded Coney Island Rivalary between two Coney Islands next to each other. Shit rocks.
wdet.org/2023/03/09/c...
wdet.org/2023/03/09/c...
Finally, more Brea and Lakera rivalary is great but like, between Roxy and @magseidolia.bsky.social, I might be slowly being converted to sisters as a concept. Between Brea and Lakera as rivals, where I want them to kiss and do worse things to each other-
August 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Finally, more Brea and Lakera rivalary is great but like, between Roxy and @magseidolia.bsky.social, I might be slowly being converted to sisters as a concept. Between Brea and Lakera as rivals, where I want them to kiss and do worse things to each other-