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Frenzy Over HEATED RIVALRY’s Hudson Williams at YAGA Premiere at TIFF

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Heated Rivalry’s breakout celebrity Hudson Williams caused a frenzy ahead of the world premiere of Crave’s witchy mystery series Yaga at TIFF.

Entering a Q & A at TIFF: Time to Make Waves with Hudson Wiliams.

The Canadian star plays the missing heir in this reimagining of the ancient Baba Yaga myth filmed in Victoria, BC.

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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.

One Hudson Williams is not enough. He actually plays two roles in Yaga — Henry the missing heir and Logan.

Related: Where is Heated Rivalry’s Hudson Williams? Filming Yaga Mystery Series in Victoria BC.

Carrie-Anne Moss’s voice over about the ancient myth of the witch Baba Yaga::

There are versions of her all over the world. Sometimes she’s an ugly old witch. She lives in a dilapidated house on chicken feet. Sometimes she’s a wise woman, an enchantress, a healer. Sometimes she helps a hero on his quest. Sometimes she tests him. Sometimes she kills them. Sometimes she eats them. Sometimes she fucks them. But, she always has a name.

Cast:

I got to make out with him, so that’s lovely..He was super respectful . . .This guy is, like, a serious gentleman. — Carrie Anne Moss about Hudson Williams.

Related: Carrie-Anne Moss Makes Out With Hudson Williams in BC Mystery Series Yaga

Carrie-Anne Moss.

Hudson Williams.

BTS in makeup in Victoria.

Noah Reid and Clark Backo.

Sheila McCarthy as Olena Yaha, described as “a cheeky and wise local woman, originally from Ukraine, who has a soft spot for younger men, vodka, and hallucinogenics.”

The Baba Yaga myth.

Kat Sandler adapted her own acclaimed 2019 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-Anne Moss, Hudson Williams, Noah Reid, Clark Backo,, Sheila McCarthy, Megan Follows, Ezra Franky, Patrick Gilmore, Katharine Isabelle, and Hiro Kanagawa, Emilija Baranac, Georgia Acken, Anisa Harris, Sam Krochmal.

Producers: Front Street Pictures, Blink 40 Studios, Bell Media Studios.

Yaga premieres October 23rd on Crave in Canada and AMC+ in the U.S.

This post has been updated with news coming out of TIFF Q&A and premiere.

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