Television series

Yaga

Name: Yaga
Genre: Fantasy, Supernatural
Released: 2026
Cast: Carrie-Anne Moss, Noah Reid, Clark Backo, Hudson Williams, Patrick Gilmore

Mystery

A private investigator arrives in a coastal town to find a missing heir and stumbles into a web of ancient magic, local secrets, and the real Baba Yaga. Yaga treats folklore as fact—a grounded supernatural mystery where the legend might actually be the least strange thing happening. It's for people who want their witches dangerous and their small towns genuinely unsettling.

Should you watch it?

Watch it if you like a missing-person mystery that slowly folds folklore into a small town's secrets, where the suspects matter as much as the solving.

Skip it if you need something to stream this weekend, because it is still in development and cannot be watched yet.

What it asks of you: Eight episodes in one season, so a committed weekend rather than a quick binge, with a cool, murky atmosphere that rewards paying close attention.

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