There’s something new coming to keep Heated Rivalry fans satisfied while waiting for Season 2.
Creator Jacob Tierney is releasing a new behind-the-scenes book, called I’ll Believe in Anything, out on October 13.
Here’s the full synopsis:
From Jacob Tierney, the creator of Heated Rivalry, in partnership with Brendan Brady and Accent Aigu, comes I’ll Believe in Anything, an official and complete collection of annotated scripts for the biggest cultural sensation of the year, with all new exclusive behind-the-scenes content.
Based on Rachel Reid‘s blockbuster Game Changers book series, Heated Rivalry premiered on Crave and HBO in late 2025 and immediately took the world by storm. I’ll Believe in Anything takes readers behind the curtain, showing how Tierney, his producing partner Brendan Brady, and the entire Accent Aigu team drew on a deep reverence for Reid’s work, impeccable casting, clever sets and costume design, and thoughtful sex scene choreography to both rewrite the playbook for adapting romance novels to the screen and obliterate the long-held misconception that queer love stories have limited appeal.
I’ll Believe in Anything answers all the questions fans of this groundbreaking series have been asking. How did Tierney interweave Ilya and Shane’s rivalry with Scott and Kip’s love story to create the ultimate television moment? Where did the idea for that incredible Canadian Olympic fleece originate? And what does it look like for a full team, led by Tierney and Brady, to plan, choreograph, and film some of the best sex scenes in television history? Featuring annotations on scene directions, intimacy choreography, costume insights, and more, alongside Tierney’s never-before-seen scripts, this book gives fans a brand-new way to come to the cottage!
“I’ve always believed creating a show is a collaborative experience, and that getting it from script to screen means it evolves through every conversation and discovery along the way,” the creator told People, revealing that there’s also a foreword written by Rachel.
Click here to pre-order the book.
Three of the show’s actors – Hudson Williams, Connor Storrie and François Arnaud – have turned down Variety‘s yearly Actors on Actors feature, and Ramin Setoodeh, co-editor-in-chief and co-president of the outlet, is explaining why in a column published over the weekend.
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