Hudson Williams Reveals ‘How Bad’ His & Connor Storrie’s Pay Was for Heated Rivalry—It Was ‘Very Canadian’
We’ve probably never seen a TV show become so popular as quickly as Heated Rivalry. The gay hockey romance show has been making big waves everywhere, and Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie‘s presence isn’t going away any time soon.
The Crave TV show was adapted from Rachel Reid’s Game Changers book series, and had a quick turnaround from production to release. The show was filmed in 37 days, edited, released in Canada, and picked up by HBO Max for distribution. Ever since its release, it’s garnered praise from critics, Hollywood A-listers, and moms and daughters alike (the latter people got a shout-out from the stars at the Golden Globes when they were presenting an award).
With season 1 of the show completed, we won’t see Shane Hollander or Ilya Rozanov on the small screens until 2027. But, with the show’s popularity amping up more and more as the days go by, the question in everyone’s mind is: Did Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie get properly compensated as actors?
How much did Hudson Williams & Connor Storrie make from Heated Rivalry?
There have been several numbers floating around ever since the show got popular. In a GQ profile of the two actors, the publication reports that series regulars on Canadian TV could be making as little as $6,792 a week. When asked about “how bad” the pay was, Hudson Williams mentioned that it was “very Canadian,” but stressed he would have acted for free since he thought the storyline was so compelling.
Data Analyst and Communication Strategist Nathan Jun claimed on Threads that he heard from a friend that the two made about $8,000 a week from filming it for 10 weeks, making it a total of around $80,000 for one season, not including residuals.
The two actors recently signed a three-season contract with Crave, and a second season for the show was confirmed three weeks after the premiere. It’s not known how much the stars will be paid for the future seasons, but considering their big presence in the Hollywood sphere, we hope they have a generous raise. The rising stars also recently signed with Creative Artists Agency, the biggest talent agency in the world.
