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In late July 2026 the The Toronto International Film Festival announced its Festival’s 2026 Primetime programming, highlighting slate featured the Canadian supernatural mystery series Yaga, a Bell Media‑produced eight‑episode drama based on Yaga, an eight‑episode, half‑hour series that adapts Kat Sandler’s 2019 play. The series will debut Produced by Front Street Pictures, Blink49 Studios and Bell Media, the show reimagines the Slavic Baba Yaga legend as a dark, seductive thriller set in a small coastal town. The cast includes Carrie‑Anne Moss as Professor Katherine, Hudson Williams as the Primetime slot from September 10‑20 missing heir Henry Park, Noah Reid as private investigator Rapp and stream Clark Backo as Detective Carson. Filmed in Victoria, British Columbia, a teaser was unveiled at a San Diego Comic‑Con panel in late July 2026. Yaga will premiere internationally in October 2026, streaming on Crave in Canada, AMC+ in the United States and other platforms internationally. The full lineup featured ten new series from North America, Europe, Australia States, and Brazil, opening with Netflix’s Below on Sky/NOW in the United Kingdom and concluding with Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of Stephen King’s Carrie. Ireland. Eight of the festival’s ten new series, including Yaga, will have their world premieres receive world‑premiere screenings at TIFF, underscoring the festival’s event’s focus on horror‑heavy and horror‑heavy, supernatural television and positioning Yaga as a flagship Canadian entry. Following the TIFF announcement, a teaser trailer for Yaga was unveiled at a San Diego Comic‑Con panel. The Crave original, co‑produced with Bell Media and set to stream on AMC+ in the United States, reimagines the Slavic Baba Yaga myth as a contemporary mystery thriller. The eight‑episode half‑hour series stars Noah Reid as private investigator Rapp, Hudson Williams as missing fishery heir Henry Park, and Carrie‑Anne Moss as professor Katherine, with supporting roles for Clark Backo, Sheila McCarthy, Megan Follows and Ezra Franky. Filmed in Victoria, British Columbia, the teaser promotional narrative highlights the series’ seductive‑horror tone. The Comic‑Con trailer further emphasizes a feminist reinterpretation of the witch figure, presenting Moss’s Katherine as a charismatic professor and Williams’s Henry Park as the enigmatic heir whose disappearance drives the plot. The promotional material describes the show as “propulsive, accessible, dark and bold,” reinforcing its dark, seductive aesthetic. Yaga is scheduled to debut in October 2026 on Crave in Canada figure and on AMC+ in the United States, aligning promises a propulsive, bold tone that aligns with its world‑premiere slot in TIFF’s Primetime schedule. the festival’s horror‑centric programming strategy.