Also headed by Carrie-Anne Moss, the series premieres two episodes in Toronto before global launch
\n\nOn the heels of global sensation “Heated Rivalry,” Canadian streamer Crave is bringing witchy back with “Yaga,” writer and showrunner Kat Sandler’s horror mystery series in which the ancient lore of Baba Yaga haunts the search for a missing local in a small coastal town.
\n\nGreenlit in spring 2025, “Yaga” gained global buzz earlier this year with the news that “Heated Rivalry” star Hudson Williams would topline alongside Carrie-Anne Moss (“The Matrix”) and Noah Reid (“Schitt’s Creek”) and Clark Backo (“Letterkenny”).
\n\nThe first two half-hour episodes premiere in the Toronto film festival’s Primetime program this week followed by the eight-part series’ global premiere in October.
\n\nShot earlier this year over 32 days on location on Vancouver Island, the story follows a PI (Reid) who partners with a local detective (Backo) to investigate the disappearance of the heir to a major fishery (Williams). An enigmatic and alluring university professor (Moss) with a thing for younger men is among the local suspects, who begin to seem connected.
\n\nSandler was read folk tales as a child and grew up watching the popular anti-heroes of early HBO dramas. She…
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