“This guy is, like, a serious gentleman,” Moss said of her costar.

Carrie-Anne Moss says she gets to ‘make out with’ Heated Rivalry’s Hudson Williams on new series Yaga

"This guy is, like, a serious gentleman," Moss said of her costar.

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- Carrie-Anne Moss teased her new TV drama, *Yaga*, at Bell Media’s recent upfront presentation in Toronto on Thursday.

- Moss revealed that, in the series, she "got to make out with" *Heated Rivalry*'s Hudson Williams.

- “This guy is, like, a serious gentleman," she added.

Turns out Carrie-Anne Moss *does* kiss and tell.

The *Matrix* star teased her new sexy, dark TV series, *Yaga,* at Bell Media’s upfront presentation in Toronto on Thursday. While taking the stage with her costars on the Crave supernatural drama, she revealed that one of the highlights of her role was kissing Canada’s biggest new heartthrob, *Heated Rivalry’*s Hudson Williams. And she gave him a rave review.

“I got to make out with him, so that’s lovely,” Moss said in video footage of the presentation, while pointing to Williams beside her.

“He was super respectful. He was so respectful to my personal space,” she added. “This guy is, like, a serious gentleman.”

Carrie-Anne Moss in 2025.

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The Crave series, which will premiere in the U.S. later this year on AMC+, is an adaptation of Kat Sandler’s 2019 play, a twist on the myth of Baba Yaga. Moss plays Katherine, a university professor who has a reputation for sleeping with younger men. Williams plays Henry Park, a missing heir to a powerful fishery. Noah Reid, as private investigator Rapp, and Clark Backo, as local detective Carson, round out the main cast.

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Sandler also serves as writer and showrunner for the series, which is set in a small coastal town.

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Hudson Williams at the 98th Oscars in March.

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At Bell Media's upfronts, Williams also promoted *Heated Rivalry*'s upcoming second season. The show, which became a viral sensation after premiering in late 2025, is set to begin filming later this summer. The Crave hockey romance will again be distributed in the U.S. by HBO Max, with the second season scheduled to premiere in the spring of 2027.

Williams was recently honored for his role as Shane Hollander on the series*. *The 25-year-old actor won Best Lead Performance in a Drama Series at the Canadian Screen Awards in May. The series won 16 awards total at the CSAs, including Best Drama Series.

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