Justice Smith has reportedly been cast as Harris Dover in Heated Rivalry season 2, a move that adds another named player to a series already set for an April 2027 release on Sky in the UK. Smith, who has described his sexuality as fluid, comes into a story that is expanding beyond Shane and Ilya.
Harris Dover in Heated Rivalry
An Instagram post said, "Hi. Heated Rivalry S2 casting news: Justice Smith will be playing Harris. Production started yesterday." That single line does two jobs at once: it ties Smith to Harris Dover and places the series in active production, which is the practical marker readers care about when casting chatter turns into real schedule movement.
Smith already has recognizable screen credits in I Saw the TV Glow, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Pokémon: Detective Pikachu and All the Bright Places. His addition gives Heated Rivalry season 2 a performer with film and television visibility before the new season reaches Sky in the UK.
Rachel Reid and The Long Game
Rachel Reid said Heated Rivalry season 2 will mostly be based on The Long Game, with Role Model overlapping that material. She also said Role Model centers on Troy Barrett and Harris Drover, while Harris Drover works as a social media manager for the Ottawa Centaurs. That structure points the season toward a broader field than the first season’s central Shane and Ilya pairing.
Connor Storrie plays Ilya Rozanov, and part of the season 2 storyline will follow Harris's romance with Troy. The setup gives the adaptation a second narrative lane inside the same season, which is usually how a series stretches one book world without flattening every thread into the same arc.
deuxmoi and the casting gap
deuxmoi alleged that Smith will play Harris Dover, which matters because the cast report is still moving through a social post rather than through an official production announcement. For readers tracking whether this is settled business or early chatter, the difference is simple: a reported role can signal where the season is headed, but it does not carry the same weight as a direct production statement.
So the smart read is cautious but not dismissive. Smith fits the size of the part, the timing lines up with production having started yesterday, and the series already has a release window in April 2027. Has Justice Smith’s casting as Harris Dover been officially sealed by the production team? That is the detail worth watching, because it is the last piece between a report and a fully locked season 2 lineup.
