“Heated Rivalry” is a wildly popular television show—based on a series of books by Rachel Reid—about two young, closeted hockey stars who fall in love. It’s written and directed by Jacob Tierney.
Naomi Fry has noted, in this magazine, that “to talk about ‘Heated Rivalry’ is to talk about the sex in ‘Heated Rivalry,’ which is plentiful, quite explicit, and, I’ll say it, pretty hot.”
But what struck me just as much as the steamy love scenes was the show’s soundtrack—an eclectic assortment of songs that spotlight independent Canadian artists, paired with an original score by the Quebec singer-songwriter Peter Peter.
