A teaser for the mystery series Yaga made its debut Saturday at San Diego Comic Con. The half-hour dramatic offering, produced for Canadian streamer Crave and set to air on AMC+ in the United States, features an ensemble cast including Carrie-Anne Moss, Noah Reid, Clark Backo and Hudson Williams. The series is scheduled to premiere in October, according to an announcement made during the panel.
The project represents Williams’ first major role since his work on the queer hockey romance drama Heated Rivalry, which aired as a Crave original late in the previous year. Most of the cast attended the San Diego Comic Con panel to present the teaser, including executive producer and showrunner Kat Sandler. Moss and Williams, unable to attend in person, provided video messages for the audience.
Yaga is grounded in contemporary storytelling while reimagining the myth of Baba Yaga within the setting of a small coastal town. The narrative centers on a private investigator named Rapp, portrayed by Reid, who travels to the town to look into the disappearance of Henry Park, a young heir to an influential fishery operation played by Williams. The investigator’s search leads him to navigate conflicts with a local detective, a university professor and various other characters involved in the town’s mysteries and secrets.
Sandler adapted the series from her own stage play and serves as both writer and showrunner. She described the project as an evolution that reclaims the traditional witch archetype and repositions it as a feminist character for contemporary audiences. The production involves Front Street Pictures and Blink49 Studios, with directors including David Frazee and Rachel Talalay. The supporting cast encompasses Sheila McCarthy, Megan Follows, Katharine Isabelle and other performers.
Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
Article summary produced by Claude AI