‘Heated Rivalry’ Was Supposed to Be Made With a U.S. Platform but Jacob Tierney ‘Didn’t Have the Freedom He Wanted’: ‘Great Example of Not Being Hollywood – and Being Authentic’

Mar 26, 2026 5:22am PT ‘Heated Rivalry’ Was Supposed to Be Made With a U.S. Platform but Jacob Tierney ‘Didn’t Have the Freedom He Wanted’: ‘Great Example of Not Being Hollywood – and Being Authentic’

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“Heated Rivalry” creator Jacob Tierney turned to Canada to make a show that he wanted.

“At first, it was supposed to be made with a U.S. platform. But he didn’t have the freedom he wanted. For example, [they wanted] to have the first explicit scene only in episode five to tone down the romance,” said Julie Roy, executive director & CEO at Téléfilm Canada.

“He decided to go back to Canada, and kudos to Crave who had the courage to welcome the full project. For me, that’s a great example of not being Hollywood and being authentic. Authenticity is something that really works.”

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