Prime Video’s ‘Fourth Wing’ Adaptation Finds Leads in Esther McGregor and Emilio Sakraya

The duo will star as Violet and Xaden in the romantasy BookTok favorite from showrunner and EP Meredith Averill October 15, 2026 @ 2:19 PM Esther McGregor and Emilio Sakraya have been cast as the leads of Prime Video's "Fourth Wing." (Credit: Getty Images) One of BookTok’s romantasy favorites “Fourth Wing” has found its Violet and Xaden in Esther McGregor and Emilio Sakraya. McGregor, who gained popularity in “We Were Liars,” will star as Violet Sorrengail. Sakraya (“Those About To Die,” “Warrior Nun”) will star opposite her as Xaden Riorson. The TV adaptation of Rebecca Yarros’ romantasy book series landed a series order at Prime Video from executive producer Michael B. Jordan. Meredith Averill (“The Haunting of Hill House”) is set to showrun and executive produce. Additionally, “Westworld” showrunner Lisa Joy will direct the first episode of the series. Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, but her mom has other plans. Her mother, the commanding general, ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite dragon riders. Elizabeth Raposo will also executive produce for Outlier Society, Jonathan Nolan and Athena Wickham for Kilter Films and Liz Pelletier and Sherryl Clark for Premeditated Productions. More to come…