First look at Hudson Williams in new witchy thriller ‘Yaga’

Rival breakout star Hudson Williams appears in the first look of Yaga, a new mystery thriller series that reimagines the Slavic folklore figure Baba Yaga.

Newly released photos released by Entertainment Weekly ahead of her show appearance at San Diego Comic-Con give us our first glimpse of Williams alongside The Matrix star Carrie-Anne Moss and Schitt’s Creek star Noah Reed.

Williams plays Henry Park, a young heir to a powerful fishing business whose disappearance drives the story.

The series follows private investigator Rapp (Reed) as he arrives in a small coastal town to investigate and finds himself caught between an anxious local detective (Clark Backo), a charismatic college professor (Moss) who is “interested in young men,” and a web of secrets and ancient magic.

The role is a notable next step for Williams, who rose to stardom with the hit queer hockey romance Heat Rivalry, which was picked up in the U.S. on HBO Max and became a global sensation. Yaga also brings him into the Crave family, the Canadian streamer behind the show.

Created by playwright Kat Sandler, who serves as writer and showrunner, Yaga is based on her acclaimed stage play and reimagines the classic witch myth as a feminist thriller.

“Yaga evolved from myth to stage to my first greenlit series, reclaiming the wicked witch and recasting her as the inflammatory feminist antihero of our time,” Sandler said, calling the film “dark, funny, and unapologetically bold.”

The eight-episode series does not yet have a premiere date, but will be streamed on Crave in Canada, AMC+ in the US, and Sky in the UK and Ireland.

The first teaser trailer will be released at San Diego Comic-Con this week