Image Credit: HBO Max/Crave Thanks to Crave and HBO Max's Heated Rivalry, co-stars Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams' celebrity status shot to new heights. The Canadian LGBTQ sports series follows Connor as the fictional Russian-American hockey captain Ilya Rozanov and Hudson as Canadian rival hockey star Shane Hollander, who engage in a secret, long-standing sexual relationship. During a November 2025 interview with Out Magazine, both actors described how much they clicked during the auditions, which called for instant and steamy chemistry.