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Erik Gruenwedel<\/a><\/p>\n April 29, 2026<\/p>\n \t<\/p>\n AMC Global Media April 29 announced that it has acquired the exclusive U.S. streaming rights to the new drama series, \u201cYaga,\u201d starring Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix<\/em>), Noah Reid (\u201cSchitt\u2019s Creek\u201d), Clark Backo (\u201cLetterkenny\u201d), and Hudson Williams (Heated Rivalry<\/em>) in his first post-Heated Rivalry<\/em> role.<\/p>\n The eight-episode, half-hour drama series will debut on AMC+ later this year.<\/p>\n Based on the play by Kat Sandler, who also serves as writer and showrunner, the new series, originally created for the Canadian streaming service Crave, reimagines the myth of Baba Yaga, as a contemporary mystery thriller.<\/p>\n YAGA follows Rapp (Reid), a private investigator who arrives in a small coastal town to investigate the disappearance of a young heir to a powerful fishery, Henry Park (Williams).<\/p>\n He finds himself at odds with an apprehensive local detective, Carson (Backo), a charismatic university professor with a taste for younger men, Katherine (Moss), and a labyrinth of enigmatic suspects, secret lives, and ancient magic.<\/p>\n The series also stars Sheila McCarthy (\u201cMiniature Wife,\u201d \u201cWomen Talking\u201d), Megan Follows (Reign<\/em>, The Way Home<\/em>, \u201cLittle House on the Prairie\u201d), Ezra Franky (\u201cUntamed\u201d), Patrick Gilmore (\u201cTravelers,\u201d \u201cSchool Spirits\u201d), Katharine Isabelle (\u201cHannibal,\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s a Wonderful Knife\u201d), Hiro Kanagawa (\u201cIn Time\u201d), Emilija Baranac (\u201cThe Wrong Paris,\u201d \u201cTo All The Boys I\u2019ve Love\u201d), Georgia Acken (\u201cUnder the Bridge,\u201d Switch<\/em>), Anisa Harris (\u201cYellowjackets,\u201d \u201cSchool Spirits\u201d), and Sam Krochmal (\u201cThe Vince Staples Show,\u201d \u201cPrivate Eyes West Coast\u201d).<\/p>\n \u201cYaga is the kind of bold, genre-bending storytelling that we look for on AMC+ to complement our core franchises and super-serve our passionate and discerning fanbases,\u201d said Courtney Thomasma, EVP of linear & streaming products for AMC Global Media. \u201cKat Sandler\u2019s unique creative vision brings a fresh twist to the classic whodunit \u2013 weaving together elements of witchcraft, horror and mystery to deliver a captivating, character-driven story that viewers won\u2019t want to miss.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYaga is driven by an incredible ensemble\u2014each performance deepens the story, which is constantly shifting beneath you,\u201d said Mackenzie Donaldson, executive producer and VP of scripted television, Blink49 Studios. \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to bring it to U.S. audiences. It\u2019s a gripping mystery that will stay with viewers long after it ends.\u201d<\/p>\n AMC Global Media has a long history of successful and popular series set in the world of witchcraft and the supernatural \u2013 from \u201cA Discovery of Witches,\u201d starring Teresa Palmer and Matthew Goode, and \u201cSanctuary: A Witches Tale,\u201d based on the novel by V.V. James, to \u201cFallen,\u201d based on Lauren Kate\u2019s best-selling book series, and Anne Rice\u2019s \u201cMayfair Witches,\u201d starring Alexandra Daddario, both of which return for new seasons in 2027.<\/p>\n The show is produced by Blink49 Studios and Front Street Pictures in partnership with Crave, co- directors are David Frazee and Rachel Talalay. The series is executive produced by Mackenzie Donaldson, Andrew Miller and Moss and produced by Charles Cooper. The series is distributed globally by Sphere Abacus, a Bell Media company.<\/p>\n Separately, AMC Global Media and Sphere Entertainment Co. in Las Vegas\u00a0 are expanding their seasonal collaboration to include partnership opportunities combining Sphere\u2019s annual holiday celebration \u201cSphere of Cheer\u201d with AMC\u2019s annual \u201cBest Christmas Ever\u201d December programming.<\/p>\n Following last year\u2019s successful debut collaboration, the companies will partner again for a Halloween-themed multi-platform celebration throughout October, timed to their annual \u201cSphere of Fear\u201d and \u201cFearFest\u201d events.<\/p>\n In December, AMC Global Media will collaborate with Sphere to secure branded activations on the Exosphere, the world\u2019s largest LED screen, with custom content created by Sphere Studios, the in-house team driving technological and creative innovation. The content will also be displayed throughout AMC\u2019s \u201cBest Christmas Ever\u201d programming across AMC platforms.<\/p>\n Sphere Entertainment is controlled by the family of Charles Dolan, whose son James Dolan is married to AMC Global Media CEO Kristin Dolan.<\/p>\n