{"id":23873,"date":"2025-11-20T11:13:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T16:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/heated-rivalry-scores-international-sales\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T11:17:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T16:17:37","slug":"heated-rivalry-scores-international-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/heated-rivalry-scores-international-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"Heated Rivalry Scores International Sales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bell Media\u2019s upcoming hockey romance series <em>Heated Rivalry<\/em> has been picked up by HBO Max in the U.S. and Australia, Sky in New Zealand and Movistar Plus+ in Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Created by Jacob Tierney (<em>Letterkenny<\/em>, <em>Shoresy<\/em>) and based on Rachel Reid\u2019s best-selling book series <em>Game Changers<\/em>, the six-episode drama tells the story of two rival hockey players who begin a secret fling. It is set to debut in Canada on Crave on November 28. It will premiere on HBO Max in the U.S. and Australia on November 28 as well, followed by Sky in New Zealand on November 30.<\/p>\n<p>The series is distributed by Sphere Abacus, which Bell Media owns a majority stake in. It is produced by Accent Aigu Entertainment in association with Crave.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Heated Rivalry<\/em> is premium, high-caliber content that resonates with global audiences,\u201d said Justin Stockman, VP of content development and programming at Bell Media. \u201cThese international sales are a testament to Accent Aigu Entertainment\u2019s vision for Rachel Reid\u2019s story and underscore the strength of our partnership with Sphere Abacus, and our shared commitment to bringing compelling, buzzyworthy content to viewers worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith strong performances from its lead actors,<em> Heated Rivalry<\/em> delivers a powerful and unique narrative, which our clients in all parts of the world are keen to share with their viewers,\u201d commented Jonathan Ford, managing director of Sphere Abacus. \u201cWe\u2019re very excited about additional international sales prospects for this engaging series in the weeks to come.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bell Media\u2019s upcoming hockey romance series Heated Rivalry has been picked up by HBO Max in the U.S. and Australia, Sky in New Zealand and Movistar Plus+ in Spain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":23874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[466,3213,11647,4998,1032],"class_list":["post-23873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-bell-media","tag-hbo-max","tag-heated-rivalry","tag-movistar-plus","tag-sky","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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