{"id":891376,"date":"2026-10-23T00:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T00:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/891376\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T00:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T00:36:11","slug":"heated-rivalry-is-coming-to-regal-amc-and-cinemark-theaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/891376\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Heated Rivalry’ is coming to Regal, AMC and Cinemark theaters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cHeated Rivalry\u201d will soon steam up a movie theater near you. Special Season 1 marathon screenings will celebrate the one-year anniversary of the smash sports romance series that set HBO Max ablaze last November.<\/p>\n

Three sets of paired episodes will screen Nov. 6-30 in more than 650 theaters around the world (in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia and New Zealand): over 275 Regal theaters and 375 others, including AMC and Cinemark locations, distributor Sphere Abacus announced Thursday<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Tickets will cost $9.99 per screening, and Regal showings will include filmed greetings from the cast and show creator-writer-director Jacob Tierney. (The show is based on the novel of the same name by Rachel Reid.) Advanced tickets are available now at Regal (showtimes: Episodes 1 and 2<\/a>, 3 and 4<\/a>, and 5 and 6<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\u201dHeated Rivalry\u201d is a global phenomenon creating a rush of social media and press activity wherever it lands. We\u2019re very excited to give audiences the opportunity to watch the drama unfold on big screens,\u201d Hana Palmer, Sphere Abacus\u2019 executive director of global distribution and partnerships, said in a statemen<\/a>t<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For a limited time, participating locations will offer themed cocktails, including \u201cSummer in Montreal\u201d and \u201cRussians Don\u2019t Blush.\u201d Shane (Hudson Williams) plays for the fictional Montreal Metros hockey team; although Shane\u2019s cottage, where Ilya (Connor Storrie) agrees to spend the summer, is technically in Lanaudi\u00e8re, Qu\u00e9bec, two hours outside of Ottawa.<\/p>\n

Ilya, a gruff Russian from Moscow, is a fellow professional hockey player for the fictional Boston Raiders. The latter cocktail references a scene in the Raiders\u2019 locker room: One of Ilya\u2019s teammates sees him secretly texting Shane. \u201cYou\u2019re straight up blushing,\u201d he tells him. \u201cNever in life have I blushed,\u201d Ilya snaps back<\/a>. \u201cRussians do not do this.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cHeated Rivalry\u201d stars Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander and Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov. <\/p>\n

(Sabrina Lantos \/ HBO)<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen a series connects with audiences the way \u2018Heated Rivalry\u2019 has, we look for ways to bring it to the big screen and give fans a reason to experience it together,\u201d Regal\u2019s SVP of U.S. content Brooks LeBoeuf said. \u201cNearly a year after its premiere, we\u2019re proud to work with our partners to turn a season fans have watched again and again into a true theatrical event. It\u2019s a chance to celebrate the story, its creators, and its performances before Season 2 arrives in 2027.\u201d<\/p>\n

Filming and production are still underway on Season 2, which is slated for release in spring 2027 on Crave and HBO Max. <\/p>\n