Los Angeles: ‘Schitt’s Creek’ actor Emily Hampshire has joined the cast of the second season of ‘Heated Rivalry’ in a key role.
Edvin Ryding, Robert Naylor, Sabrina Jalees and Priyanka have also joined the cast.
The announcement comes a week after Charlie Gillespie and Justice Smith were cast as leads for season two alongside returning stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The new additions will play characters from different books in Rachel Reid’s Game Changers series, which serves as the source material for the show.
Ryding has been cast as Luca Haas, a rookie player for the Ottawa Centaurs, while Naylor will play Wyatt Hayes, the team’s goalie. Both are teammates of Storrie’s Ilya Rozanov and, eventually, Gillespie’s Troy Barrett. They are also fan favourites in the book series.
Jalees joins the cast as Farah Jalali, who works as the agent for Williams’ Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov in the book series.
Hampshire has been cast as Vanessa, while Priyanka will play Tarek. Both characters appear in Reid’s third novel in the series, Tough Guy.
Vanessa and Tarek are best friends of Fabian Salah, an aspiring musician who forms one half of the novel’s main couple alongside hockey player Ryan Price.
The latest casting expands the world of ‘Heated Rivalry’ with characters drawn from across Reid’s Game Changers series.