Violet and Xaden
Fans of Rebecca Yarros‘ YA novel Fourth Wing, rejoice! For Prime Video has found their leads for Violet and Xaden. The upcoming series will come from showrunner and executive producer Meredith Averill. According to Deadline, Violet and Xaden will be portrayed by Esther McGregor, who is known for We Are Liars and Babygirl, and Emilio Sakraya, who has appeared in Those About to Die and Warrior Nun. In the books, the characters famously go from enemies to lovers.
Fourth Wing
Per Deadline, “In the fantasy adventure, Violet is forced by her mother to enter the brutal world of Basgiath War College. She joins hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of the country of Navarre: dragon riders. In the book, 20-year-old Violet feels well on her way to becoming a Scribe (historian), following in the footsteps of her father, Asher, when her mother, General Lilith Sorrengail, makes her switch paths and become a dragon rider.
Far from the safety of the Archives where Scribes record the history of Navarre and keep records, Violet walks the parapet to bond with a dragon and undertake the very dangerous and highly fatal occupation. There, she encounters Xaden Riorson, a descendant of a rebellious sect of the population and a generally mysterious, brooding cadet with shadow-wielding powers. The one rule of Basgiath War College is ‘graduate or die.; Riders without their dragons are as good as dead, and vice versa, which stresses the bond between human and beast formed on Threshing Day.”
The Show
The show began development back in 2023 when Amazon MGM Studios secured the rights. Averill joined the project as the showrunner and executive producer last year, but it wasn’t until earlier this summer when the studio finally gave the series the greenlight with a series order. Lisa Joy would also join the show to direct the series premiere and executive produce. Yarros’ book series contains three novels — Fourth Wing (2023), Iron Flame (2023), and Onyx Storm (2025). If the show is a hit, the plan will be to adapt the other books for the next seasons in the show. Yarros is also currently working on a fourth entry, which is yet to be titled and is planning to do a fifth novel as well.
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