Prime Video casts leads for Fourth Wing adaptation

Prime Video’s Fourth Wing adaptation has cast Esther McGregor as Violet Sorrengail and Emilio Sakraya as Xaden Riorson, according to entertainment-industry reporting. The casting fills the series’ two central roles, though Prime Video has not announced a premiere date or when production will begin. The reports say the adaptation was ordered by Amazon in May 2026. They describe it as based on Rebecca Yarros’ fantasy novel, the first book in the Empyrean series. The casting information has been attributed to industry reporting and sources close to production; the reports do not cite a direct casting announcement from Prime Video. McGregor is known for her role in Prime Video’s We Were Liars and has appeared in Obi-Wan Kenobi and Babygirl. Sakraya’s credits include Those About to Die and Warrior Nun. He is also set to appear in the third season of One Piece, according to the reports. In Yarros’ story, Violet is directed by her mother, a general, to attend Basgiath War College and train in the Riders Quadrant, despite being physically less suited to its dangerous trials. Cadets compete to survive and bond with dragons as they prepare to become riders. Xaden is a fellow figure at...