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‘Heated Rivalry’ season 2 casts Charlie Gillespie and Justice Smith

Justice Smith headshot (Photo Credit: Jonny Marlow); Charlie Gillespie headshot (Photo Credit: Brindi Tremblay)

A couple of new faces have been drafted for season 2 of Heated Rivalry.

Charlie Gillespie and Justice Smith are joining the cast of the Crave/HBO Max hockey romance as Troy Barrett and Harris Drover, respectively.

Both are fan-favorite characters featured in the Rachel Reid Game Changers universe on which the series is based. In her book Role Model, Troy is a hockey player new to the Ottawa Centaurs and looking to rehab his image, while Harris is the team’s social media manager.

“From the start of the casting process, we knew we were looking for actors who could create something truly special together and bring that same depth and heart to the screen. Justice and Charlie do exactly that,” read a statement from producers Jacob Tierney and Brendan Brady. “They immediately connected with the vulnerability and resilience at the core of these characters, bringing an instinctive understanding of who Harris and Troy are.”

Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams will reprise their roles as Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander. Production on season 2 begins in Canada this month, with the season expected to premiere in spring 2027.

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White House renews its attempt to remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook

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Washington (CNN) — The White House is renewing its effort to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, according to a letter addressed to her attorney obtained by CNN.The letter, dated August 5, said there is “sufficient reason to believe that you have made false statements on one or more mortgage agreements,” and asked her to submit a written response to the allegations within 21 days. The Trump administration first raised the accusations last year, which prompted a Justice Department investigation. Cook has not been charged with a crime and has denied any wrongdoing.ABC News was the first to report on the letter.The Supreme Court in June ruled that Cook wasn’t given the opportunity to address the administration’s accusations of mortgage fraud when President Donald Trump announced her firing last year. However, the ruling was narrow in scope as it did not determine there was enough cause to remove Cook based on the fraud allegations.“These allegations are as baseless now as they were a year ago when President Trump tried to remove Governor Cook and interfere with the independence of the Federal Reserve,” Cook’s attorneys, Abbe Lowell and Norm Eisen, said in a statement. “No matter what President Trump tries to do next, this much is clear under the facts and Supreme Court precedent — there is no valid cause for removing Governor Cook.”“As we did before, we will challenge this latest pretext and preserve her position and the historic role of the Fed,” they wrote.CNN has reached out to the Fed for comment.This is a developing story and will be updated.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2026 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
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