Classic Toronto perspective of someone not really from Toronto. Real Toronto friendships have a 20 year friend group going on that is nearly impenetrable to outsiders, with at least three different ethnicities, religions and genders in the group.
🚨 The cover art for “I’ll Believe In Anything: The Making of Heated Rivalry Season 1” by Jacob Tierney has been revealed! Releasing October 13th, 2026.
The book includes commentary from Jacob Tierney and the creative team, covering casting, costume and set design, production decisions, the development of key romantic and intimate scenes, the process of bringing Shane and Ilya to the screen, and more.
It also features previously unseen production insights, answers to fan questions, and a foreword by Rachel Reid, giving a detailed look at how the first season of the TV adaptation was created.
🔗 Read more about the book from Jacob Tierney here: https://t.co/UxDHy4tXtm
This is probably the most quoted scene from hr but when I was reading the book, I've actually envisioned a completely different delivery of this scene. So I actually get why Jacob also asked Hudson if he's really going to go about the scene this way. But Hudson's choice in-
Full HD interview clip of Hudson Williams talking about “Heated Rivalry,” at the Television Academy Honors ceremony!
“I don’t think there’s ever a wrong time to tell stories that involve marginalized [people] or groups that are prejudiced against.”
🔗 https://t.co/UoSkjvYjzB