If there's another popular show that's veiled in as much secrecy and excitement as House of the Dragon, it's definitely Heated Rivalry. When the cast and crew got back to work on filming the follow-up season of the global phenomenon, fans have been hard-pressed for any teases or updates beyond the new cast members and brief glimpses of the set in Canada.
However, Sophie Nélisse offered fans the biggest update we've gotten yet about Heated Rivalry season 2 (and likely season 3). While attending the premiere event for the final season of Showtime's Yellowjackets, Nélisse revealed that she has already wrapped filming her scenes as Rose Landry for the upcoming new season, suggesting that production as a whole will imminently wrap.
On Nov. 9, likely the day of Nélisse's wrap since she told Deadline on Nov. 11 that she wrapped "two days ago," the actress shared a rare behind-the-scenes photo from Heated Rivalry season 2. Nélisse posted a photo of Hudson Williams getting ready in the hair and makeup trailer, complete with his Shane Hollander freckles, on her Instagram Stories. Shane and Rose are back!
Nélisse's update offers even greater insight into the top-secret production cycle, which is rumored to be two seasons filmed back-to-back. Before filming on Heated Rivalry season 2 even began, the extended period of time set aside for production appeared to suggest that possibility that more than one season was being filming. Combined with Dylan Walsh's "12 episodes" comment, it was a given.
The same weekend that the show's first season hit theaters for a limited theatrical event, Deadline reported that the cast and crew were in fact filming both seasons 2 and 3 at the same time. Additionally, the outlet revealed that there's also a standalone special Christmas episode or movie that's in the works to be centered on Scott (François Arnaud) and Kip (Robbie G.K.).
Since Nélisse has already wrapped her limited amount of scenes, it's likely that the second and third seasons will soon wrap later on in November and allow for the cast and crew to roll right into filming the alleged movie. We haven't yet seen Arnaud and G.K. on set or teasing that they have started filming, which could be because their work has been reserved for the end of the shoot, which is expected to end in early December.
According to Deadline, Williams and Connor Storrie won't appear in the movie, which means cameras will likely continue to roll without them once their scenes for seasons 2 and 3 have finished filming. Of course, it's worth noting that neither Crave nor creator Jacob Tierney have formally announced the double-season production cycle or the existence of a special Christmas episode.
While promoting his book I'll Believe in Anything, a collection of season 1's annotated scripts, Tierney confirmed that season 2 will contain six episodes, keeping in line with season 1. The question came amid chatter about the 12 episodes rumor, but Tierney specifically emphasized that season 2 is six episodes. His smile during the confirmation seemed to be sneakily concealing season 3.
We'll have to stay patient until the powers that be announce official Heated Rivalry plans, which could potentially come when production is completed. The second season has been targeting a spring 2027 release, and while some have assumed that means April, it's likely coming a bit later in spring. From there, additional release plans for future installments will be shared by Crave.
Stay tuned for more exciting Heated Rivalry updates!
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