Everything to know about Jacob Tierney, Heated Rivalry’s showrunner

Jacob Tierney, showrunner of Heated Rivalry. (Getty)

Canadian LGBTQ+ sports drama in a very short space of time. fierce rivalryhas become an internet obsession these days, and for that we have Jacob Tierney to thank.

The series is based on the novel of the same name by Rachel Reid. game changer The series follows the multi-year story of Ilya Rozanov (Connor Story) and Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams), two rival ice hockey players who engage in a passionate romance.

The series, which is currently available to viewers in the United States, Canada and Australia, has become a hot topic online thanks to the actors’ on- and off-screen chemistry and sex scenes.

Jacob Tierney created the show after reading the novel the series is based on during the pandemic.

Here’s what we know about him:

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Who are you? fierce rivalryJacob Tierney?

Tierney is a Canadian actor and director. Although he started acting as a child, he rose to fame by writing and directing feature films and television series.

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What else has he been working on?

Among the projects Tierney has worked on during his career are feature films. twist Not just sitcoms Mr. D and letterkennyin the latter of which he also starred.

He has also directed theatrical productions for Tom Stoppard. farce.

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what does he say about creation fierce rivalry?

Tierney revealed that he had not considered turning the book into a film. fierce rivalry As he said, at first “because of the level of filth” hollywood reporter. But he went on to say he felt he had to do it because “this is gay and it’s hockey,” adding, “That’s who I am.”

He also told the magazine that queer people “have everything in this movie,” in terms of fidelity to the source material and a happy ending (no pun intended) for the characters.

talk to extraMs. Tierney said she approached Ms. Reed about turning her book into a television series. He believes the deal was sealed by telling the author, “I want these books to be taken seriously,” and “I don’t want to do this as a Hallmark romance.”

“I want to take this seriously and spend six hours doing it. This is different from the treatment I think this genre typically gets.”

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What did he say about Hudson Williams and Connor Story?

Tierney said “the chemistry was insane” between Williams and Story during the audition process.

“We loved both of them separately, but when we saw them together, they just seemed perfect. I couldn’t have asked for anything more,” he told Extra.

In the same interview, the director intervened when both actors were asked about their personal lives in relation to a discussion about gays playing gay roles.

Tierney said, “I’ll answer for them. I don’t see any reason to go into that. I’ll talk a little bit about the casting of both roles.”

“You can’t ask questions like that during casting, right? It’s actually against the law. So what you have to assess is the person’s enthusiasm and willingness to do the job.

“And what’s so impressive about these two is that they came into this world like, ‘Oh, we’re here to do this, and we’re here to make this story feel authentic and as real as possible.'”

“And they hit it out of the park.”

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Did Jacob Tierney say something? fierce rivalry Season 2?

Yes, that’s right. in a recent chat evan ross katz“There’s a lot of enthusiasm to do another season and I think it looks good, but I can’t announce anything,” Tierney said.

He also said, “The fact that the show is doing well and people seem to be responding to it definitely doesn’t go unnoticed. And there’s a sequel book coming out, right?”

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