Forget ‘Heated Rivalry,’ Prime Video’s Steamy 8-Part Romance Is Officially a 100-Day Hit

Late last year, viewers were stunned and enthralled when HBO delivered its steamiest series of the past year. A gripping, NSFW hockey-based drama, Heated Rivalryfollowed the secret long-term relationship between rivals Shane and Ilya (Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie) as it twisted and turned in romantic chaos. A six-episode adaptation of Rachel Reid‘s Game Changers, the seriesearned an average of 10.6 million viewers per episode on HBO Max, which doubled following the December 26 finale, and eventually earned the green light for a second season.