Heated Rivalry fans, assemble. If you’ve been missing seeing a certain fictional hockey star on your screen, fear not, as Hudson Williams is set to play not one, but two characters in a new series, Yaga.

The eight-episode mystery thriller is based on a play by Kat Sandler, who is the writer and showrunner. Reimagining the myth of Baba Yaga, the series follows a private investigator probing the disappearance of a young fishery heir in a coastal town. While working on the case, the private investigator finds himself at odds with a local detective, a charismatic professor and a labyrinth of enigmatic suspects and ancient magic.

Viewers are told to expect themes of female rage delivered in a dark, funny and feminist way, as well as plenty of chickens (this will make sense to anyone familiar with the original Baba Yaga myth). The show also features a range of bloody, violent and erotic scenes, ideal for anyone with a horn for horror. 

In terms of the Yaga cast, Hudson Williams not only plays missing person Henry Park, whom he describes as a “conceited piece of shit”, but he also plays Logan Casey, Henry’s cagey roommate. The Canadian actor appears alongside Carrie-Anne Moss, Noah Reid, and Clark Backo, known to many for his role in Schitt’s Creek. Williams may even share some steamy scenes with more than one of his co-stars, as promotional material for the show has teased.

 

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The series had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, before its wider release later in October. It is the first half-hour drama from Canadian streamer Crave, the home of Heated Rivalry, and was shot in Victoria, British Columbia.

Yaga will premiere on AMC+ and Crave on October 23, just in time for Halloween. It will air weekly on Fridays, with a two-part finale on November 27.

For a taste of what’s to come, check out the trailer below!