To make sense of the shifting narrative in 'Yaga,' the actors made a murder wall

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Thompson, N. (2026, October 23). To make sense of the shifting narrative in 'Yaga,' the actors made a murder wall. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/to-make-sense-of-the-shifting-narrative-in-yaga-the-actors-made-a-murder-wall/article_d91c4053-0db9-5ad5-8c9f-c293a58bdc13.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-23 · by Nicole Thompson

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Actors Clark Backo and Noah Reid used a murder wall at showrunner Kat Sandler's apartment in Toronto to organize details for their supernatural crime series "Yaga" on Crave. They broke down each of the eight episodes by taping recipe cards to the wall, detailing what characters knew and their motivations throughout the complex narrative.
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Before filming began for Crave's new supernatural crime show "Yaga," actors Clark Backo and Noah Reid visited showrunner Kat Sandler's apartment to create a "murder wall." They taped dozens of recipe cards on the wall detailing which characters knew what information, when they knew it, and their motivations throughout each of the show’s eight episodes. This method helped them manage the complex narrative structure of "Yaga," making sense of its intricate plot and numerous character dynamics.

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Nicole Thompson
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Clark Backo, who plays a straitlaced cop on the show, said she and Noah Reid went over to showrunner Kat Sandler’s apartment, where they broke down each of the show’s eight episodes and taped dozens of recipe cards to the wall to note which characters knew what, when, and what their motivations were.
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Before they started filming, the stars of Crave’s new supernatural crime show “Yaga” brought an onscreen trope behind the scenes to help them keep track of the story’s many moving pieces: a so-called “murder wall.” asserted
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Clark Backo, who plays a straitlaced cop on the show, said she and Noah Reid went over to showrunner Kat Sandler’s apartment, where they broke down each of the show’s eight episodes and taped dozens of recipe cards to the wall to note which characters knew what, when, and what their motivations were. asserted
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