HBO's Heated Rivalry almost cut gay sex scenes
Creator Jacob Tierney reveals HBO executives wanted to tone down the steamy scenes in the hit BookTok adaptation. Discover how the show's 'premium smut' led to its viral success.
Creator Jacob Tierney reveals HBO executives wanted to tone down the steamy scenes in the hit BookTok adaptation. Discover how the show's 'premium smut' led to its viral success.
Long dismissed as trivial, romantic fiction is now a publishing powerhouse. We explore the genre's evolution from Jilly Cooper to BookTok and its record-breaking sales surge.