Prime Video’s ‘Fourth Wing’ Officially Finds Its Violet and Xaden
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Fourth Wing has spent the last three years turning dragons, deadly military training and an enemies-to-lovers romance into one of the biggest publishing phenomena in recent memory. Rebecca Yarros' bestselling fantasy series has built an enormous following, with readers becoming particularly invested in the relationship between Violet Sorrengail and Xaden Riorson. Naturally, that meant whoever Prime Video chose to play them would have some fairly enormous expectations to live up to. Thankfully, the wait to find out who'll be climbing onto those dragons is finally over.
Prime Video has officially confirmed its two leads for the upcoming Fourth Wing television adaptation, with Esther McGregor (We Were Liars) cast as Violet Sorrengail and Emilio Sakraya (Those About to Die) taking on the role of Xaden Riorson. The announcement follows earlier reports of their casting and comes after a worldwide search to find the actors who will bring two of fantasy publishing's most popular characters to life. Yarros herself celebrated the announcement, praising the production team for its work in finding the right actors to lead the adaptation.
"I'm so grateful to our producing and casting team for conducting a thorough, worldwide search to find Violet and Xaden. It will be incredibly exciting to see these talented actors, Esther and Emilio, bring our beloved characters to life on screen."
Lisa Joy, who will direct the pilot and executive produce the series, was equally enthusiastic about the casting, describing the two stars as "brilliant, magnetic actors." She added, "We cannot wait for the world to see what they will do with these incredible characters."
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