adapted from Rachel Reid’s books<\/a> \u2014 made its HBO debut. There will inevitably be comparisons between the two shows. But the actors in \u201cOff Campus\u201d say there is room for more than one hockey series.<\/p>\n\u201cThere\u2019s new shows and movies about American football all the time. Nobody\u2019s like, Oh great, here comes another \u2018Remember the Titans,\u2019\u201d Cameli said. \u201c\u2018Heated Rivalry\u2019 had a ton of success and it deserved it and those guys are great. I\u2019m thrilled for them.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOff Campus\u201d creator and showrunner Louisa Levy is impressed that \u201cHeated Rivalry\u201d is breaking barriers with its storytelling.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot only is it another hockey show, it\u2019s a queer hockey show, which is amazing. And it\u2019s also very different from our show,\u201d Levy said. \u201cOur show is in college. Our show follows a group of friends. It\u2019s a different kind of romance.\u201d<\/p>\n
The success of the Canadian-made \u201cHeated Rivalry\u201d is also a source of pride for another \u201cOff Campus\u201d actor, Stephen Kalyn.<\/p>\n
\u201cSeeing another Canadian creator make such a very popular and hit show, it\u2019s really inspiring, honestly,\u201d said Kalyn, who plays Dean Di Laurentis. \u201cI\u2019m just proud. I\u2019m a proud Canadian.\u201d<\/p>\n
Honing their hockey skills<\/h2>\n
\u201cOff Campus\u201d mostly follows its hockey players’ lives off the ice. Still, they wanted to make the action look realistic.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe did ask all the guys to put themselves on tape skating to make sure that they could at least stand on ice before we shot, because it is important. We want it to feel organic,\u201d Levy said. \u201cThere are certain things that you can cut around and certain things that are a little bit harder.\u201d<\/p>\n
Before filming, the actors were put through a two-week hockey boot camp to get comfortable on skates and the ice. A former hockey pro, Dave Tomlinson, was brought in to help them learn the basics.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe did a lot of the close-ups as we\u2019re skating,\u201d said Jalen Thomas Brooks, who plays John Tucker. \u201cThere\u2019s no like, pretending to skate. We\u2019re all on skates moving, actually striding. But when it comes to the big, big sequences, those are sometimes stunt doubles.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kalyn has actual hockey experience and could perform more of his own moves on camera.<\/p>\n
\u201cI grew up playing hockey my whole life, so it\u2019s such a treat to be able to play hockey and act \u2014 the two things that I love,\u201d Kalyn said.<\/p>\n
Next up on the ice<\/h2>\n
Season 2 of \u201cOff Campus\u201d begins filming very soon, and will star Cipriano. A video of him surprising India Fowler with the news that she got the part of his love interest, Grace Ivers, was recently released online.<\/p>\n
While Cipriano is \u201cexcited for Logan to meet Grace at some point,\u201d he’s focused on celebrating the release of Season 1.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t need to think about the future right now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Cameli is looking forward to his co-stars getting their own major storylines.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re all really prepared for whenever their turn is up next,\u201d Cameli said. \u201cI love these guys. I mean, they\u2019re are all like so talented and skilled and sweet, and they are just really great people. You know, do they ask me for advice all the time about everything? Yes. Am I giving them brilliant nuggets constantly? Absolutely.\u201d<\/p>\n
Unlike \u201cBridgerton,\u201d where the couple du jour only pops up here and there on the show after their season has played out, Cameli and Bright say they’re sticking around.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe’re not going anywhere,\u201d promised Bright. \u201cI\u2019m just excited to see Hannah and Garrett in their relationship and what challenges that they might overcome being together.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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