The legend of Baba Yaga is the kind of story that pretty much demands a TV show. And though there have been a few attempts to bring the tale to life before, like a PBS series and a half animation/half documentary feature, Crave’s YAGA promises to bring the myth to life in a much more grounded and realistic way. So, basically, more scary.
After all, the more you feel like something could happen to you, or near you, the scarier it is.
The show, which will premiere in the US on AMC+, brings with it quite a cast: Noah Reid, of Schitt’s Creek fame, the one and only Carrie-Anne Moss, and Heated Rivalry‘s Hudson Williams alongside Clark Backo, who some of us loved on the Apple TV+ series The Changeling.
What do we know about the series? When is it coming? Here’s all the information we have so far:
Synopsis
YAGA follows Rapp (Noah Reid), a private investigator who arrives in a small coastal town to investigate the disappearance of a young heir to a powerful fishery, Henry Park (Hudson Williams). He finds himself at odds with an apprehensive local detective, Carson (Clark Backo), a charismatic university professor with a taste for younger men, Katherine (Carrie-Anne Moss), and a labyrinth of enigmatic suspects, secret lives, and ancient magic.
How Many Episodes Will it Have?
YAGA will consist of 8 thirty-minute episodes. There has been no confirmation yet as to whether the series will drop weekly or all at once.
Cast
- Noah Reid (Schitt’s Creek, The Vampire Lestat)
- Clark Backo (The Changeling, Letterkenny)
- Hudson Williams (Heated Rivalry)
- Carrie-Anne Moss (Matrix Films, Memento)
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Trailer
You can watch the first trailer below:
SDCC
San Diego Comic Con gave us some tidbits about the show, including this video of the cast describing the show in a very hilarious way.
And Hudson Williams, who could not attend the panel, sending a message to fans:
Hudson Williams sends a message to the ‘YAGA’ panel at Comic-Con | #SDCC pic.twitter.com/0CDa29fUXu
— Deadline (@DEADLINE) July 25, 2026
TIFF
YAGA is coming to the Toronto International Film Festival (where we’ll be!). The show will premiere to the public on September 17, at 9 PM. The screening will take place at the TIFF Lightbox.
The TIFF description reads: Starring Canadians Hudson Williams, Noah Reid, and Carrie-Anne Moss, this adaptation of Kat Sandler’s award-winning play unfurls the truth behind a mysterious disappearance in a small coastal town.
Carson (Clark Backo, The Changeling) is a local detective, at once weary and protective of the small coastal town she serves and its inhabitants. After the disappearance of commercial fishery heir and local party boy Henry Park (Hudson Williams, Heated Rivalry), Carson begrudgingly partners up with Rapp (Noah Reid, Cardinals, TIFF ’17), a private investigator hired by the Park family. Rapp arrives on the scene with a bemused swagger and a personal connection to the case that immediately raises Carson’s hackles. When their initial lines of questioning lead them to an enigmatic and seductive university professor (Carrie-Anne Moss, The Matrix franchise), it becomes clear that it’s going to require all hands on deck to uncover the truth hidden underneath these shrouds of secrecy.
Adapted from the hit stage play of the same name by writer and showrunner Kat Sandler, YAGA is infused with a preternatural air: the feeling that no one is giving a straight answer, everyone has something they’d rather keep hidden, and something uncanny and monstrous might just be lurking in the shadows. With a strong ensemble cast of Canadians, and a powerfully subversive story, YAGA blends elements of horror and whodunnit, conjuring an ancient magic to examine our modern myths — why they persist, and who benefits from their continued survival.
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Release Date
The original drama series is coming in October to Crave in Canada, and will also stream on AMC+ in the US and on Sky in the UK and Ireland.
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