# Justice Smith, Charlie Gillespie join Heated Rivalry season 2 2026-08-08T03:13:40+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Justice Smith and Charlie Gillespie have been cast as Harris Drover and Troy Barrett in the upcoming second season of the queer hockey romance series Heated Rivalry. The show, based on Rachel Reid’s Game Changers novels, is currently in production, reports the Times of India. The new season adapts the sixth book, The Long Game, and continues the story of Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) and Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams), who will reprise their roles. Smith’s character is a social media manager for the Ottawa Centaurs, while Gillespie plays a recently transferred hockey player. Showrunner Jacob Tierney praised the duo’s immediate on-screen connection. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Charlie Gillespie, Heated Rivalry, hockey romance series, Justice Smith, LGBTQ+ casting, Rachel Reid Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/justice-smith-charlie-gillespie-join-heated-rivalry-season-2/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/justice-smith-charlie-gillespie-join-heated-rivalry-season-2/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.