‘Heated Rivalry’ Final Episodes to Release in 4DX at Regal Theaters

If just watching “Heated Rivalry” wasn’t steamy enough, fans can now feel the heat — literally — seeing the fifth and sixth episodes of the queer hockey series in 4DX at Regal Theaters nationwide starting Nov. 16.

“Fans made it loud and clear that they wanted more ‘Heated Rivalry’ on the big screen, so we’re turning up the heat,” Brooks LeBoeuf, senior vice president of U.S. content at Regal, said in a statement. “Episodes five and six bring years of tension between Shane and Ilya to a boiling point, and 4DX takes it all to another level. Together with CJ 4DPLEX, we’re giving fans a chance to feel every hit on the ice, every stolen embrace and every pulse-pounding moment in between. You may know these episodes by heart, but you’ve never experienced them like this.”

The 4DX screenings will feature motion-enabled seating and synchronized atmospheric effects, according to Regal.

Based on Rachel Reid’s bestselling “Game Changers” book series, adapted by Jacob Tierney, “Heated Rivalry” follows the illicit and decades-spanning relationship between two rival hockey stars, Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie). The tender romance quickly became a global phenomenon and is currently in production for its second season.

While fans wait, they can attend special 4DX paired screening of episodes “I’ll Believe in Anything” and “The Cottage” at all 59 Regal 4DX auditoriums across 59 theaters nationwide, as well as other participating locations.

If the show alone provides enough sensation, audiences can revisit the series in standard format across three paired screenings: Episodes 1 and 2 (“Rookies” and “Olympians”), Episodes 3 and 4 (“Hunter” and “Rose”), and Episodes 5 and 6 (“I’ll Believe in Anything” and “The Cottage”). Tickets for each pairing cost $9.99.