News Yaga Heated Rivalry Star Hudson Williams’ Next Role Blends Yogurt, Mysteries, and Baba Yaga It’s called Yaga, but not in the John Wick sense of Baba Yaga, exactly By Molly Templeton | Published on February 25, 2026 Image: Sabrina Lantos/Crave Comment 0 Share New Share Image: Sabrina Lantos/Crave Yes, you read that right. Hudson Williams has signed on to a new series called Yaga, the title of which is somewhat telling. Clearly it has some link to the folkloric witch, right? Yes. It does. But it also involves yogurt, and mysteries, and Carrie-Ann Moss. Yaga, which is being produced by Heated Rivalry‘s Canadian streamer Crave, is based on the play of the same name by Kat Sandler. Sandler will be writer and showrunner on the eight-episode series, which stars Williams, Moss (Jessica Jones), Noah Reid (Schitt’s Creek), and Clark Backo (The Changeling). Reid stars as private investigator who comes to a small town to look into—sorry, I have to quote this bit: “the disappearance of the young heir to a yogurt fortune.” A YOGURT FORTUNE. That’s where Williams comes in; he plays said heir. Backo is a local detective, and Moss is “a charismatic university professor with a taste for younger men.” According to Variety, “As the investigation deepens, the play mixes whodunit suspense with fairy-tale elements, using the Baba Yaga legend to explore power, gender, ageism, and the way ‘wicked women’ are portrayed in stories.” In a statement, Sandler said, “Yaga has evolved from myth to stage to my first greenlit series, reclaiming the wicked witch and reshaping her as an incendiary feminist antihero for our time.” Williams’ involvement in the adaptation has apparently sent print copies of the play flying off the (digital) shelves. At 8:57 (PST) this morning, Variety ran an article saying the print edition was back in stock on Amazon, but as of this writing, it’s gone again. (It’s still the top bestseller in “Canadian Dramas and Plays,” though, and you can buy the ebook.) The series is already in production, and I for one can’t wait to learn more about yogurt heirs.[end-mark] The post <i>Heated Rivalry</i> Star Hudson Williams’ Next Role Blends Yogurt, Mysteries, and Baba Yaga appeared first on Reactor.