Heated Rivalry watch out: new gay series The Prince’s First Love goes viral
The Prince’s First Love is the latest gay drama that has the internet talking. (Reel Studio)
The Prince's First Love is the latest gay drama that has the internet talking. (Reel Studio)
While fans are waiting for the new episode of Heated Rivalry to drop, some have turned to The Prince’s First Love, but for very different reasons.
The series – streaming on Reel Short and made for vertical, mobile viewing – went viral on X, after some viewers made joking comparisons to Heated Rivalry. However, instead of ice hockey, the new show focuses on royalty, hence some funny Red, White and Royal Blue comments.
Directed by Ruixi Royce Gao, The Prince’s First Love stars Andrew Tong as Prince Nicholas Valehart and Greg Duffy as his lover, Lucas Wilder. Duffy previously starred in GoodShort’s vertical LGBTQ+ show Straight Until He Kissed Me.
The show’s synopsis reads: “Lucas never expected to kiss a prince – least of all in front of the entire school. What began as a feud with Prince Nicholas turned into a forced friendship, and that into something far more complicated.
“Every glance, every brush of hands, pulls them closer… but Nicholas is torn between his royal duty and his growing feelings for the boy he once called an enemy.
“Neither dares to speak the truth – until the moment it can’t be hidden.”
The series has 71 episodes in total, with nine currently available to watch. However, before you worry about the hours you’ll have to dedicate to the show, episodes are just a few minutes in length.
“Oh Heated Rivalry’s got some competition,” one user jokingly posted on X (Twitter) with a clip of the show. The post now has over 24,000 likes.
‘Temu Julie Andrews is killing me’
Then, they followed the post up with “Temu Julie Andrews is killing me lmao” about the show’s queen character.
While some else declared: “So unrealistic, give me six seasons.”
Another commenter on a Reddit post about the show noted: “Oooh looks interesting. It’s giving discounted RWRB.”
The show also got fans talking about the subtle references embedded. For instance, some noticed the high school looked strikingly familiar.
Posting a behind-the-scenes clip from the shoot, Duffy offered fans a better look and revealed that the show was filmed at Sunnydale High. The school is one of the shooting locations for Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
The Prince’s First Love is available to stream on Reel Short now.
