The cast list for Canada’s hit hockey romance is heating up.
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Actors Daniel Diemer (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) and Shaheen Jafargholi (War, The Agency) have signed on to play Ryan Price and Fabian Salah, respectively, in the second season of Crave’s Heated Rivalry. Ryan and Fabian are the main couple in Tough Guy, the third book of author Rachel Reid’s bestselling Game Changers series on which the TV series is based.
“Fabian and Ryan each bring a distinctive energy to the world Rachel Reid has created,” said the show’s creator and executive producer Jacob Tierney and executive producer Brendan Brady in a statement. “They are bold, complicated, and deeply compelling characters, and finding actors who could really take on all of those different sides was so important to us. Daniel and Shaheen bring such confidence and emotional honesty to the roles. We can’t wait for audiences to see what they do with Fabian and Ryan and how they make these characters their own.”
Price and Jafargholi join previously announced Heated Rivalry newbies Emily Hampshire, Edvin Ryding, Robert Naylor, Sabrina Jalees and Priyanka. Season 1 stars Hudson Williams, Connor Storrie, Justice Smith and Charlie Gillespie are all set to reprise their roles when the steamy series returns in spring 2027.
Produced by Accent Aigu Entertainment in association with Bell Media’s Crave, the critically acclaimed and award-winning show filmed in Hamilton and Toronto is available in over 130 countries around the globe.
