# @etalkctv on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXUtQpsFtSD
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64423315-etalkctv-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/2ca1a5cea0.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-04-19T18:37:04.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Etalk (@etalkctv) — https://gondola.cc/etalkctv

## Caption

Jacob Tierney is teasing a major shift for Season 2 of ‘Heated Rivalry’ and it sounds like things are getting deeper.

Speaking at BookCon alongside Rachel Reid, the creator shared how the next chapter will evolve beyond the tone of Season 1.

“It’s different. It really is different,” Jacob shared. “And the challenge of it is, from an adaptation point of view, is that you’re in much more serious territory. A lot of the initial — there’s still lots of flirting and lots of sex — but this kind of danger, this kind of hotel-room-adolescent-sex stuff is largely gone. And so it presents really new challenges.”

This time around, Tierney is bringing in Michael Goldbach to help adapt ‘The Long Game’ and ‘Role Model’, two key entries in the ‘Game Changers’ series. 👀

“‘The Long Game’ is an emotionally sophisticated book that takes this couple seriously. What I’ve always said about this show is there are a lot of books… Obviously parts of ‘Role Model’ are going to be in [Season 2], to the great surprise of absolutely nobody. But Ilya and Shane are the heartbeat of this series, of my show. It’s always going to be about Ilya and Shane, that is what is the trajectory that runs through it as their world expands.”

“In ‘Long Game’ you are like, OK, we’re here to ground this in something that feels very real,” he added. “And the same thing with Troy and Harris, right. I think there’s an easy, fascicle way of looking at ‘Role Model’ as it’s very grumpy/sunshine, it’s very apple orchard. It can drift into things that you want. But Troy is a really damaged guy. And Troy is quite damaged on the show. I would say we are digging into that even harder. Because that’s what’s interesting.”

Season 2 is set to begin filming in August, with a premiere currently slated for April 2027. Who else is already sat? 🪑

Watch Season 1 of ‘Heated Rivalry’ on cravecanada now.

(📸: Getty/Monica Schipper, Crave)

#HeatedRivalry #TheLongGame #RoleModel #IlyaRozanov #ShaneHollander

## Stats

- **Views:** 0
- **Likes:** 12,132
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 65

## Tags

thelonggame, shanehollander, rolemodel, ilyarozanov, heatedrivalry

---
Copyright (c) Gondola