From Variety · Jennie Punter · · 1m 10s
Crave goes witchy with 'Yaga'
Kat Sandler's Baba Yaga horror mystery lands at TIFF with a cast built for global buzz.
In brief
Kat Sandler's Baba Yaga horror mystery lands at TIFF with a cast built for global buzz. 'Yaga' is Crave's bet that folk horror plus a 'Heated Rivalry' breakout star travels worldwide. Originally reported by Variety.
Witchy is back
Canadian streamer Crave follows the global hit 'Heated Rivalry' with 'Yaga,' betting that folk horror is the next wave audiences want.
“People Are Ready for a Witchy Wave”
Baba Yaga in a small town
Kat Sandler wrote and showruns a horror mystery where ancient Baba Yaga lore tangles with the search for a missing local in a coastal town.
Greenlit a year and a half ago
The series got its green light in spring 2025, giving Sandler a long runway before the show reached a festival stage.
Hudson Williams toplines
The 'Heated Rivalry' star headlines, carrying the attention from that breakout straight into a genre lead role.
A cast that travels
Carrie-Anne Moss of 'The Matrix' joins, alongside Noah Reid from 'Schitt's Creek' and Clark Backo from 'Letterkenny.'
Two episodes, then the world
'Yaga' premieres its first two episodes in Toronto before rolling out globally.
The bottom line
'Yaga' is Crave's bet that folk horror plus a 'Heated Rivalry' breakout star travels worldwide.
