Yaga

Yaga Synopsis

She's more than just a wicked old witch. Baba Yaga is a legend, usually known as that elderly woman who lives alone in the woods and grinds the bones of the wicked. But what if she was actually a sexy, smart, modern woman operating off of morally ambiguous motives?

A detective finds himself in a small, isolated town asking what the disappearance of a young heir to a yoghurt empire has to do with some random lore about an old witch? Matched by an apprehensive local sheriff, a university professor with a taste for younger men, and a whole cast of curious characters, the Slavic myth of Baba Yaga twists into a new labyrinth of secret lives, ancient magic, and multiple suspects.

This genre-bending comedic fairy tale meets thrilling whodunit gives voice to an antihero of epic proportions while interrogating how her story has historically been told by men. From now on, you'll remember the name Baba Yaga for the right reasons.

Kat Sandler's play Yaga was first performed in Toronto, Canada, in 2019. In 2026, it was adapted as a major television series for Crave, and broadcast on Sky in the UK. It was adapted by Kat Sandler and starred Carrie-Anne Moss, Noah Reid, Clark Backo and Hudson Williams.