Heated Rivalry - Season 1 (2025)

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Synopsis

Dir: Jacob Tierney. English/Russian-language Sport/Drama. Based on the book series 'Game Changers' by Rachel Reid. Two hockey rivals (Hudson Williams, Connor Storrie) keep a secret relationship over several years.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive and variations, some in a sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang; infrequent use of profanity, cursing, vulgar expressions, and sexual slurs
• Frequent use of sexual language and references - some detail
• Infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand violence and injuries in a hockey context - no blood, little detail
• Infrequent references to suicide and death - some detail
• Frequent portrayals of sexual activity - buttock nudity, detail; brief male genital nudity in a sexualized pictorial context
• Infrequent buttock nudity in a non-sexual context
• Infrequent portrayals of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal substance use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

• Sexuality and desire
• Identity and belonging
• Shame and social expectations

Classification rationale

Rated 18A for sexual content

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