Fourth Wing TV Show Cast Revealed: See Who Will Be Playing Violet and Xaden
Esther McGregor and Emilio Sakraya join the adaptation as the central rivals, as Amazon MGM Studios plans multiple seasons of the five-book series.
- Prime Video cast Esther McGregor and Emilio Sakraya as leads Violet Sorrengail and Xaden Riorson in the Fourth Wing television series, following the project's official series order in May.
- Amazon MGM Studios acquired rights to Rebecca Yarros's bestselling romantasy book series in 2023 and began developing it with Michael B. Jordan's Outlier Society, which has an overall deal with the studio.
- McGregor, known for We Were Liars, will portray protagonist Violet Sorrengail, while Sakraya, who appeared in Warrior Nun and Those About to Die, stars as the mysterious wingleader Xaden Riorson.
- Showrunner Meredith Averill joined the production in September 2025, with Westworld co-creator Lisa Joy set to direct the premiere episode and serve as executive producer.
- Yarros's five-book Empyrean series serves as the foundation for the project, which follows the success of published titles Iron Flame and Onyx Storm, with the author currently working on the fourth installment.
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"Fourth Wing" TV Series Casts Its Leads
Esther McGregor (“We Were Liars”) has been cast as Violet Sorrengail, while Emilio Sakraya (“Those About To Die”) will play Xaden Riorson in the upcoming TV series adaptation of Rebecca Yarros’ book series “Fourth Wing”. The live-action adaptation of the mega-selling Empyrean romantasy novels, has been in development at Amazon since 2023 and has Michael […]
Fourth Wing TV Show Cast Revealed: See Who Will Be Playing Violet and Xaden
The leads of Prime Video’s Fourth Wing series, based on Rebecca Yarros' novels, have been revealed. See the actors who will be playing dragon riders Violet Sorrengail and Xaden Riorson.
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