AMC+ Lands YAGA: Carrie-Anne Moss Leads Supernatural Mystery Thriller Coming to U.S. Screens

AMC+ is doubling down on the supernatural and this time, it’s bringing a darker, folklore-inspired edge with YAGA. AMC Global Media has officially secured exclusive U.S. streaming rights to the eight-episode drama, setting the stage for a late-year debut that blends mystery, magic, and more than a few unsettling secrets.

Headlined by Carrie-Anne Moss, alongside Noah Reid, Clark Backo, and Hudson Williams, YAGA reimagines the legend of Baba Yaga as a modern-day thriller. The series follows private investigator Rapp (Reid), who arrives in a quiet coastal town to investigate the disappearance of a wealthy heir. Naturally, nothing about this town is as simple as it looks.

What unfolds is a layered mystery involving a guarded local detective, a magnetic professor with questionable boundaries, and a web of suspects hiding behind carefully curated lives. Throw in whispers of ancient magic, and YAGA quickly positions itself as more than just another whodunit, it’s a genre mashup with ambitions to keep viewers guessing.

The project comes from playwright and showrunner Kat Sandler, adapting her own work into a serialized format. Originally developed for the Canadian platform Crave, the move to AMC+ signals confidence in the show’s crossover appeal. AMC has built a reputation for leaning into atmospheric, character-driven storytelling, and YAGA appears to fit neatly alongside its growing slate of supernatural programming.

That lineup already includes titles like A Discovery of Witches and Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches, both of which helped establish AMC+ as a destination for viewers who like their drama with a side of the occult. YAGA aims to push that even further, weaving horror elements into a grounded investigative narrative.

Behind the camera, the series is directed by David Frazee and Rachel Talalay, with Moss also serving as an executive producer. The supporting cast is stacked with familiar faces from genre TV, adding another layer of credibility to a project that already has plenty of intrigue.

With its mix of folklore, mystery, and a cast that knows how to handle morally complicated characters, YAGA arrives with real potential to hook AMC+ subscribers looking for something a little stranger than the usual crime drama. If nothing else, it’s a reminder that even in the streaming age, there’s always room for one more eerie small town and this one might bite back.