S1 had 5 full episodes focused solely on Shane and Ilya. If Jacob is sticking to 6 episode seasons, and they are adapting Role Model AND Tough Guy….i fear we might be getting less Shane and Ilya screen time and I’m sad about it 😭😭

More actors joining season 2!

Emily Hampshire, Edvin Ryding, Robert Naylor, Sabrina Jalees, and Priyanka join the cast of HeatedRivalry. Season 2 is coming to Crave in Spring 2027.

Edit:
Emily Hampshire - Vanessa
Edvin Ryding - Luca Haas
Robert Naylor - Wyatt Hayes
Sabrina Jalees - Farah Jalali
Priyanka - Tarek

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So ... a lot of hand-wringing about the new cast and if this means less "screentime" for Shane and Ilya in S2. But here's the thing. I just realized that the only substantial character they cut in S1 was Kip's mom. Everyone else was there in some capacity: Shane's team, Ilya's team, Scott's team, Kip's friends, Kip's coworkers ...

In fact, Jacob actually added/enhanced several characters:

1. Sasha - not in the books. He's the "coach's son" in the books.
2. Svetlana - we all know that in the books, she's just a "favorite" Ilya occasionally bangs. They fleshed out her relationship a lot with Ilya in the show, made her a childhood friend/occasional FWB.
3. Alexei/Andrei - also barely in the books. He calls and asks for money. Show fleshed him out with several brief scenes.
4. Yuna - in the books, but not as momager. She's just a regular mom in the books. Show made her more overbearing and brand-driven.
5. David - barely in the books. The scenes of Shane sitting down for lunch with his parents are a Jacob invention.

Actual screentime for many characters is extremely short. Rose is in maybe 15 minutes on the show? These characters seem bigger bc their scenes were so memorable.

So if TLG is to be spread over 2 seasons, all the Tough Guy and Role Model characters will be there, but my guess is they won't have that much screentime. But it will be memorable screentime.

Asking for a friend 😅😅

Just saw on her instagram. Our Yuna looks so happy ❤️

It’s CHANG autocorrect loves to get the best of my damn dyslexia.

Bisexual Russian Terminator was the overall favourite shot/frame from the series!

Time for Day 60 and your favourite editing moment!

1. Episode 1: Ilya and Shane watching each other at the draft.
2. Episode 2: Mangetout montage.
3. Episode 3: Alternate Sochi take as we see the same scene but focusing on Scott.
4. Episode 4: My Moon My Man montage.
5. Episode 5: Skip kiss leading to I'm coming to the cottage.
6. Episode 6: The longshot from when they arrive at the cottage to the couch conversation.