The spooky new Canadian series is also sexy, magical, and always on the verge of an even darker twist. But the super stacked Canadian cast is probably what made you take note of this show in the first place. Here’s what you need to know about the cast and characters of Yaga.
After Heated Rivalry took the nation by storm last year, Yaga is the latest Crave Original series to...what’s the Canadian equivalent of “crossing the pond”...flying South for winter? (And can we make that happen for Slo Pitch? Anyway!) Unlike Heated Rivalry, however, American audiences can watch Yaga on AMC+ instead of HBO Max. The supernatural mystery series is based on a play by Kat Sandler, who adapted her own work for the screen.
It is a feminist retelling of the Baba Yaga character from Slavic folklore set in the fictional coastal Canadian town of Whittock. Here’s who you’ll meet as the dangerous story unfolds, and who plays them. Rapp is a chatty, flirtatious, chaotic private detective who comes to Whittock to investigate the disappearance of a rich fishery heir.
To most folks tuning in to Yaga, Reid is Patrick from Schitt’s Creek. Earlier this summer he was on another AMC series, The Vampire Lestat, as Larry Slater, the former frontman of the rock band that would become Lestat’s own. Some of his other screen credits include Outer Range, Degrassi: The Next Generation, the 2012 Titanic miniseries, and People Hold On.
Reid is a musician and a prolific Canadian stage actor. He made his Broadway debut in 2022. He was also the voice of Franklin the turtle on Franklin.
It’s very important to me that you know that. Sergeant Carson is the local detective assigned to the missing persons case. She’s no-nonsense at work but has a known penchant for romantasy.
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