Hudson Williams' new show Yaga is here

I just have a few questions about a student of yours. What did you guys talk about? Eating bones and the witch named Baba Yaga. Hudson Williams' next show is here. The new Crave series, Yaga, is billed as a sort of sexy mystery and it's dropping towards the end of spooky season. But did you know it was based on a Canadian play? And if you look at the entire cast, it's like a who's who of Canadian talent. Carrie-Anne Moss from The Matrix, Noel Reid of Schitt's Creek, Clark Bakko from Letterkenny, and even Anne of Green Gables herself, Megan Follows. I was at the premiere so I've seen the first two episodes. Here's what you need to know. Fans of Williams will be well fed. He plays not one but two characters, but one of them is a missing person so you won't see him too much. Shot earlier this year on Vancouver Island, Yaga follows a private investigator played by Noah Reed who's called to this small coastal town to help a local detective played by Clark Bacco search for the missing heir of this wealthy fishery family. But here's the catch, that town, it's pretty witchy. Women, everything. Now before it was a TV series, Yaga was actually a play that premiered at Toronto's Tarragon Theatre in 2019. It was written by Kat Sandler, who also served as the writer and showrunner for the series. I'm feeling unhinged, I'm feeling powerful, I'm feeling feminine, I'm feeling sexy, and I'm feeling like it's about time we had this show here. Noah Reid actually said he was supposed to be part of that original theater show, but he couldn't do it because it conflicted with his Schitt's Creek filming schedule. But don't expect a sweet softie like Patrick this time around. I've joked with some of the producers that this is like my dark era and I'm enjoying it. The female character Baba Yaga actually comes from Slavic folklore. She's the crone who lives alone in the woods in a house with giant chicken feet. And just in case it wasn't Canadian enough for you yet, Alanis Morissette did a cover of Donovan's Season of the Witch for the show.