India, Nov. 4 -- Kat Sandler's play, Yaga, is a retelling of the legend of Baba Yaga, the Slavic supernatural figure who eats children's bones. The supernatural thriller is now a TV series starring Carrie-Anne Moss, Noah Reid, and Clark Backo. But the casting that has generated the strongest buzz is Hudson Williams, the star of Heated Rivalry. In a conversation with Hindustan Times ahead of Yaga's India premiere, Kat acknowledges Hudson's role in popularising the show and says it allowed them to go bigger while addressing relevant issues.

Yaga is set in a small town where two detectives try to uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of a young man (played by Hudson). Kat reveals the actor was cast right around the time Heated Rivalr...