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Sky assured fans ahead of the series’ debut that there would be no edits to the show itself, allaying any fears that some of the show’s more explicit sexual content may be dialled down.
“No cuts.No edits. (we know you were worried about that one…),” the broadcaster posted on X (formerly Twitter), the day before the series released.
A few fans complained, however, that the new series seems to be “sped up”, with the new episode running at a faster speed than the original Canadian broadcast.
‘Heated Rivalry‘ follows a romance between Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) (Sabrina Lantos/Sky)
The change also means that the episode is shorter. For example, on Sky and NOW, episode one runs for 47 minutes and 51 seconds, whereas the original episode ran for over 49 minutes.
“You tell the truth – why have you pitched up/sped up the eps?” one fan asked on X.
“Have I lost my mind or is Heated Rivalry on Sky slightly higher pitched?” asked another.
The likely reason for the speeding up of the show has to do with differing broadcast standards between North America and the UK. Historically,it’s commonplace for imported US and Canadian television to be adjusted for the UK market.
TV shows in the US and Canada are typically broadcast at 23.9