I’m filming a show and it’s very stabilizing…It’s like 30 minutes away from Vancouver and dead as f*ck.. Full of old people. — Hudson Williams.
A tired but happy Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams gave a unique shoutout to Victoria BC during his weekend trip to Paris for the Balenciaga fashion show.
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Williams spoke about the stabilizing effect of filming the Yaga mystery series in the relatively quiet town of Victoria away from all the celebrity hoopla — Williams flew to Paris this weekend for the Balenciaga fashion show and to New York City last weekend to guest-star on Saturday Night Live hosted by his Heated Rivalry co-star Connor Storrie.
No need to be this gorgeous….
— Hudson Williams Updates (@hudsonwupdates) March 7, 2026
Hudson Williams talking with Jordan Firstman at the Balenciaga Paris Fashion Week show! #HudsonxBalenciaga via culted. pic.twitter.com/R6N2SQBUCn
Crave’s Yaga series has been shooting for almost a month in Victoria, with Hudson Williams playing a young heir whose disappearance kicks off the mystery.
The myth of the witch Baba Yaga is reinvigorated when Napp (Noah Reid). a private investigator, arrives in a small coastal town to investigate the disappearance of Henry Park (Hudson Williams), a young heir to a powerful fishery. Napp finds himself at odds with Carson (Clark Backo), an apprehensive local detective; Katherine (Carrie-Anne Moss), a charismatic university professor with a taste for younger men ; and a labyrinth of enigmatic suspects, secret lives, and ancient magic.
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Yaga is a reimagining of the ancient myth of witch Baba Yaga with Kat Sandler adapting her own hit play for the half-hour series.
Yaga Season One:
Episodes: 8 half-hours.
Working title: WING NIGHT
Victoria filming dates: February 11 2026 – March 24, 2026.
Showrunner: Kat Sandler.
Cast: Carrie-Ann Moss,, Noah Reid, Clark Backo, Hudson Williams.
Producers: Front Street Pictures, Blink 40 Studios, Bell Media Studios.