Violet & Xaden Have Been Cast In Prime Video's 'Fourth Wing' TV Show

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• Prime Video has cast Esther McGregor as Violet Sorrengail and Emilio Sakraya as Xaden Riorson for the upcoming TV adaptation of Rebecca Yarros’ bestselling novel Fourth Wing, with Meredith Averill as showrunner and executive producer.
• The fantasy series follows Violet, forced to become a dragon rider at the brutal Basgiath War College, where she meets Xaden, a mysterious cadet with shadow-wielding powers; their relationship evolves from enemies to lovers.
• Amazon MGM Studios acquired TV rights to the Empyrean book series in 2023, officially greenlighting the Fourth Wing series in May 2025, with Lisa Joy directing the premiere and executive producing alongside Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Nolan.
• The show aims to adapt the entire five-book Empyrean series over multiple seasons, including Fourth Wing (2023), Iron Flame (2023), and Onyx Storm (2025), with Yarros currently working on the fourth and fifth novels.
• Both lead actors have strong recent credits: McGregor stars in Prime Video’s Life Is Strange and We Were Liars, while Sakraya recently completed Netflix’s One Piece season three and has appeared in series like Warrior Nun and Tribes of Europa.