AMC+ and Crave brought one of Comic Con’s darkest new series into the spotlight on Saturday, unveiling a brand new trailer for Yaga, a modern reimagining of the legendary Slavic folklore that promises to be equal parts mystery, horror, and revenge story.

Based on Kat Sandler’s stage play, Yaga transforms the familiar tale of Baba Yaga into a contemporary thriller with a feminist twist. Sandler, who also serves as writer and showrunner, reimagines the iconic witch, traditionally depicted as living in a hut perched on chicken legs, as a far more layered figure whose legend shifts between monster, healer, seductress, and protector depending on who tells the story.

The series follows private investigator Rapp, played by Noah Reid, who travels to a quiet coastal town after wealthy heir Henry Park, portrayed by Hudson Williams, mysteriously disappears. As Rapp searches for answers, he clashes with local detective Carson, played by Clark Backo, while becoming entangled with Katherine, a charismatic university professor portrayed by Carrie Anne Moss. Together they uncover a maze of hidden identities, dark secrets, and ancient magic.

The newly released trailer opens inside a dimly lit living room, where Moss’ Katherine introduces the many versions of Baba Yaga to Henry.

“There are versions of her all over the world,” she says. “Sometimes she’s an ugly old witch. Sometimes she’s a wise woman, an enchantress, a healer. Sometimes she helps a hero. Sometimes she tests him. Sometimes she kills them. Sometimes she eats them. Sometimes she sleeps with them. But she always has a name.”

What follows is a rapid montage of unsettling images, showing Williams’ Henry caught in increasingly dangerous situations as desire, violence, ritual sacrifice, and supernatural horror collide. The trailer flashes everything from intimate encounters and blood rituals to mysterious feathers and the haunting appearance of an elderly witch before confirming the series will premiere in October 2026.

Once the trailer finished, Noah Reid couldn’t resist joking about his co star.

“Hudson cannot keep his hands off himself,” Reid laughed. “I mean, I don’t blame him.”

Although Hudson Williams was unable to attend Comic Con in person, he appeared in a pre recorded message describing the project as “a blast and a wild one to film.”

Reid went on to praise Williams’ performance, calling it “scary hot” while teasing that audiences will see a completely different side of the actor.

“I think anyone who knows Hudson’s work from Heated Rivalry is in for an interesting ride,” Reid said. “You’ll get to know a different side of Hudson’s acting capabilities.”

Carrie Anne Moss also sent a recorded message, thanking fans and sharing her excitement for viewers to experience the series when it premieres this fall.

The panel featured another exclusive scene showing Detective Carson meeting investigator Rapp for the first time after both are called to investigate a person burning on a makeshift funeral pyre deep in the woods.

The haunting sequence is accompanied by a voiceover from Yaga herself, challenging centuries of myths surrounding the infamous witch.

“You say I’m wicked as the night but wise and powerful as the sea,” the voice says. “You say I eat naughty children and their bones. You say I’m ugly and lonely and that no one will love me. Who will love such a beast, such a witch as I am?”

According to Sandler, questioning those long accepted legends is at the heart of the series.

She described Yaga as “a feminist, revenge tinged reimagining of the myth that is sexy, propulsive, vicious and scary.”

Sandler explained that blending supernatural folklore with a detective mystery allowed her to combine the fairy tales she grew up loving, including Snow White, Cinderella, and the Grimm stories, with themes that still resonate today.

“Witches have always been connected with fear and darkness,” she said. “Maybe we’ve been burning the wrong witches for centuries. This show asks what would happen if one survived long enough to hunt back and finally tell her own story.”

Produced by Blink49 Studios and Front Street Pictures in partnership with Crave, Yaga is co directed by David Frazee and Rachel Talalay. The series is executive produced by Mackenzie Donaldson, Andrew Miller, and Carrie Anne Moss, with Charles Cooper serving as producer. Global distribution will be handled by Sphere Abacus, a Bell Media company.