Season 1

Heated Rivalry (2025), Season 1 — watch online on iFILM: six episodes of the Canadian drama about two hockey superstars whose on-ice feud turns into a secret love affair.

Canada's Shane Hollander and Russia's Ilya Rozanov sit at the top of the league and can't stand losing to each other. They first cross paths as rookies on the international stage, and something neither of them asked for catches fire. The season tracks the pair across years rather than weeks — the Sochi Olympics, an All-Star weekend, the weight of expectation, the constant dread of being found out. Each of the six episodes is a separate stop on a long romance, and each one forces the same choice: the sport they live for, or the person they can't be seen with. The finale, "The Cottage," hands them a rare taste of freedom and one decision they can't dodge.

Adapted from Rachel Reid's novel, the show keeps the texture of the sport honest — locker rooms, road trips, contract pressure. It's an intimate two-hander where hockey is the backdrop and the ache lives in what goes unsaid. Stream Heated Rivalry Season 1 online on iFILM.