{"id":305448,"date":"2026-02-19T04:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T04:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/305448\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T04:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T04:12:09","slug":"carrie-anne-moss-hudson-williams-noah-reid-clark-backo-join-yaga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/305448\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrie-Anne Moss, Hudson Williams, Noah Reid, Clark Backo Join \u2018Yaga\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/hudson-williams\/\" id=\"auto-tag_hudson-williams_1\" data-tag=\"hudson-williams\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hudson Williams<\/a> has officially found his first post-Heated Rivalry role \u2014 Canadian streamer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/crave\/\" id=\"auto-tag_crave_1\" data-tag=\"crave\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crave<\/a>\u2019s half-hour drama Yaga. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe series, led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/carrie-anne-moss\/\" id=\"auto-tag_carrie-anne-moss_1\" data-tag=\"carrie-anne-moss\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carrie-Anne Moss<\/a> and also starring Noah Reid and Clark Backo, is now in production and is the first half-hour drama for the streamer, which produced Williams\u2019 breakout, Heated Rivalry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tYaga is based on the play by Kat Sandler, who serves as the show\u2019s writer and showrunner, and is a contemporary reimagining of the myth of Baba Yaga set in a coastal town. The show follows a private investigator, Rapp (Reid), according to the show\u2019s synopsis. It continues, \u201c[He] arrives in a small coastal town to investigate the disappearance of a young heir to a powerful fishery, Henry Park (Williams). He finds himself at odds with an apprehensive local detective, Carson (Backo), a charismatic university professor with a taste for younger men, Katherine (Moss), and a labyrinth of enigmatic suspects, secret lives and ancient magic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tSadler said in a release that series has evolved from \u201cmyth to stage\u201d to her first greenlit series, \u201creclaiming the wicked witch and reshaping her as an incendiary feminist antihero for our time.\u201d She continued, \u201cIt reflects the kind of storytelling I love: propulsive, accessible, dark, funny and unapologetically bold.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tYaga is produced by Front Street Pictures and Blink49 Studios. Mackenzie Donaldson, Andrew Miller and Moss serve as executive producers, and Charles Cooper serves as a producer. Sandler is showrunning the series, with David Frazee and Rachel Talalay directing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tWilliams is represented by CAA and RED Management; Moss is represented by Hodgson Management Group, Kleinberg Lange Cuddy &amp; Carlo LLP and Viewpoint Inc; Reid is represented by GGA and Circle Management + Production; Backo is represented by IAG and Linden Entertainment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hudson Williams has officially found his first post-Heated Rivalry role \u2014 Canadian streamer Crave\u2019s half-hour drama Yaga. 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