The legendary witch of Slavic folklore, the one said to reside in a hut atop giant chicken legs in the middle of the forest, gets her rebrand.
Entertainment Weeklyβs exclusive first look at Yaga reveals the main stars of the forthcoming TV series that revamps the tale of Baba Yaga as a contemporary mystery-thriller and whodunnit.
Showrunner, executive producer, and playwright Kat Sandler adapted her own theater piece for the small screen.
βYaga began as a play with a cast of three in a 200-seat theater, reimagining the myth of Baba Yaga through a modern lens with a genre mashup of mystery and myth,β Sandler writes to EW over email. βIt has since evolved into television as a collision of folklore, fairy tale, noir thriller, police procedural, horror, and feminist fantasy, while continuing to ask the question: What makes a witch?β
The drama gained immediate buzz with the casting reveal back in February, fueled by the involvement of a certain someone from a certain hit hockey romance. However, with a Comic-Con panel scheduled at the end of the week in San Diego, the team is ready to unveil a little more of what the ensemble has been working on.
Yaga stars Schittβs Creek alum Noah Reid as Rapp, a private investigator who arrives in a small coastal town following the disappearance of a young heir to a powerful fishery.
Heated Rivalry breakout star Hudson Williams, plays the missing man, Henry Park. Clark Backo, an actress from Letterkenny (the previous TV comedy from Heated Rivalry showrunner Jacob Tierney), plays Carson, an apprehensive local detective at odds with Rapp
Carrie-Anne Moss of The Matrix fame rounds out the principal stars as Katherine, a charismatic university professor. The story unfolds across βa labyrinth of enigmatic suspects, secret lives, and ancient magic,β according to a plot description
Moss previously teased that she gets to βmake outβ with Williams on the show, calling the actor βa serious gentleman.β One of the images offers a peek at that character dynamic between Katherine and Henry.
Also spotted is actress Sheila McCarthy (The Miniature Wife) as Olena Yaha, described as βa cheeky and wise local woman, originally from Ukraine, who has a soft spot for younger men, vodka, and hallucinogenics.β
The first half-hour original drama from Canadian streaming platform Crave will be distributed in the U.S. via AMC+. A premiere is scheduled for the fall.
Sandler goes on to praise the βCanadian Avengers-level castβ of the lead quartet.
βThe chefβs kiss is getting to share this wild story with audiences around the world (soon!)β she writes. βExpanding it for television has only made it wilder, and we canβt wait to welcome you into the woods.β
Moss, Reid, Williams, and Backo were unveiled earlier this year at the apex of the Heated Rivalry craze. And with Williamsβ involvement, physical copies of the source material rapidly sold out online. Now back in stock on Amazon, Sandlerβs play remains a bestseller.
More will be revealed of Yaga this Saturday afternoon at San Diego Comic-Con, where Sandler will join cast members Reid, Backo, and Moss for a panel that includes a sneak preview.
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Hudcons all over social media are crashing out because the only person who was commenting, talking about the other person, and actually showing his love and support was Hudson. You only got content from him because he genuinely loves and cares for his friends.
However after being called every name under the sun, accused of sexually harassing Connor, and also having read awful things said about his gf, he put an end to it.
Connor has given you NOTHING since S1 promo ended. I don't doubt that they are friends but maybe you are the delusional ones. Again, do you know why you won't ever get the met gala photos? It's because they don't exist! Journalists want clicks and hudcon does that. THINK!
I've been following the Hudson tag on here, because I'm a fan, and i've been seeing some really awful and creepy things said about him, his friends, his family, his girlfriend, and his team. I've seen the lengths that people go to stalk and invalidate his privacy and theirs. I also know that most of you are old enough to realize that you're committing acts of criminality and stalking. Not only that, but since everyone has a major in PR and communication, you are fully aware of what defamation means. Right?
Hudson and Connor are friends. They have a cute and lovely friendship. Hudson has been in a relationship for 5 years or who knows how long. When will you ever let Hudson and Connor be theirs, and Shane and Ilya be ours.
(also the implications of there not being any paparazzi in mykonos...lol)
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