India, Nov. 3 -- The legend of Baba Yaga, the Slavic 'witch' who oscillated between eating children's bones and being a force of good, has fascinated the world for centuries. John Wicke brought the name to the mainstream years ago, before playwright Kat Sandler reclaimed her with her play, Yaga. The play has now been adapted into a TV show by Kat, which sets Baba Yaga in the modern world, tasking two detectives with solving a crime in a small town that may be 'haunted' by this entity.

As Yaga is set to premiere in India on Lionsgate Play later this week, Kat sits down to talk to Hindustan Times about the story's screen premiere, reclaiming the 'witch' as the anti-hero, and more.

Kat Sandler: The biggest difference is just expanding it. ...