‘Heated Rivalry’ Goes All In on Physical Media Including Special Edition Blu-Ray and DVD

Fans of the Jacob Tierney-created series, and the Rachel Reid books they’re based upon, are getting the chance to buy ‘Heated Rivalry’ on Blu-Ray and DVD.

via: THR

Heated Rivalry is going all in on physical media.

The hit Crave series, which airs in the U.S. on HBO Max, is now available on Blu-ray and DVD, along with a collector’s edition due out next month. Fans of the Canadian queer hockey drama can order the Blu-ray and DVD now on Amazon, and according to the Amazon listing, can expect the collector’s edition of the series in November.

The collector’s edition box set includes the complete first season of the show plus hours of bonus content like blooper reels, deleted scenes and “making of” featurettes. The set also includes collectible art cards, a fold-out poster and a “hockey puck” plush stress reliever.

The special collector’s Blu-ray edition has a cover inspired by a retro VHS tape. The regular Blu-ray and DVD have the show’s main poster as the cover.

Show creator Jacob Tierney’s book on the series is also available now. I’ll Believe in Anything: The Making of Heated Rivalry is an official and complete collection of annotated scripts from season one of the groundbreaking series, which are based on author Rachel Reid’s Game Changers series.

The book, released in partnership with Brendan Brady and Accent Aigu, features behind-the-scenes photos, stories and never-before-seen content. The annotations will be on scene directions, intimacy choreography, costume insights, along with more.

The book, which features a forward by Reid, promises to answer a slew of questions for fans. Some of those questions, according to the product description, include: “How did Tierney interweave Ilya and Shane’s rivalry with Scott and Kip’s love story to create the ultimate television moment? Where did the idea for that incredible Canadian Olympic fleece originate? And what does it look like for a full team, led by Tierney and Brady, to plan, choreograph and film some of the best sex scenes in television history?”