Prime Video casts Esther McGregor, Emilio Sakraya in Fourth Wing

Amazon Prime Video has cast Esther McGregor and Emilio Sakraya in the lead roles for its upcoming adaptation of the fantasy series Fourth Wing. McGregor will portray Violet Sorrengail, while Sakraya is set to play Xaden Riorson.

The series, based on the novels by Rebecca Yarros, follows Violet as she enters the Basgiath War College under pressure from her mother, a high-ranking general. The narrative centers on the relationship between the two leads as they navigate an academic environment where students must bond with dragons to survive.

Production is handled by a team including Michael

B. Jordan’s Outlier Society, Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy’s Kilter Films, and Premeditated Productions. Meredith Averill serves as showrunner and executive producer, with Joy slated to direct the premiere episode.

McGregor recently appeared in the Prime Video series We Were Liars and is involved in the streamer's adaptation of the Life Is Strange video game. Sakraya, known for his role in the series Those About To Die, recently completed filming for the third season of Netflix's One Piece.