![Esther McGregor and Emilio Sakraya to star in ‘Fourth Wing’ on Prime Video](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/18f79ad/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+154+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F04%2F88%2F351846924f6798af2e91654f25fd%2Ffourth-wing-casting-amazon-news-nb-102126.jpg) # Prime Video’s ‘Fourth Wing’ series casts Esther McGregor and Emilio Sakraya as leads *Esther McGregor and Emilio Sakraya will play dragon riders Violet Sorrengail and Xaden Riorson in Prime Video’s adaptation of Rebecca Yarros’ best-selling novels.* --- ## Key takeaways - Esther McGregor and Emilio Sakraya will play Violet Sorrengail and Xaden Riorson in Prime Video’s adaptation of *Fourth Wing*. - Author Rebecca Yarros is an executive producer alongside Lisa Joy, Michael B. Jordan, and showrunner Meredith Averill. - The novel follows Violet, who is forced to enter a dragon-riding college in the kingdom of Navarre. --- [Amazon MGM Studios](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/tag/mgm) has officially cast Esther McGregor ([*We Were Liars)*](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0DZ4JCJDQ) as Violet Sorrengail and Emilio Sakraya ([*Rhinegold*](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0D8T4467T?ref_=atv_sr_fle_c_sreca2d7_2_1_2&qid=1792511279557&pageTypeId=B0D8T3NDYW&pageTypeIdSource=ASIN&sr=1-2)) as Xaden Riorson in [Prime Video’s](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/what-you-need-to-know-about-prime-video) upcoming [*Fourth Wing* series](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/fourth-wing-series-prime-video). The highly anticipated romantasy drama is based on author Rebecca Yarros’ *New York Times* best-selling novels. *Fourth Wing* follows Violet Sorrengail, a fiercely intelligent and often underestimated 20-year-old. Violet is forced by her mother to enter the brutal world of Basgiath War College, where she joins hundreds of candidates striving to become dragon riders for the kingdom of Navarre. ![The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power New Season November 11 promotional poster](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/87c9e95/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+0+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fcb%2Fcb%2Fb53e548747d5ab3d7ac510435791%2Fthelordoftherings-theringsofpower-primevideo-amazonnews-cdlt-july-24-2026.png) - [Watch the trailer for ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Season 3, premiering November 11](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/lord-of-the-rings-rings-of-power-season-3-prime-video) The ruthless and enigmatic Xaden Riorson, a fellow candidate with a complicated past, becomes her enemy—and eventually, her love interest—as the two navigate the war college's deadly trials together. “I’m so grateful to our producing and casting team for conducting a thorough, worldwide search to find Violet and Xaden,” said Yarros. “It will be incredibly exciting to see these talented actors, Esther and Emilio, bring our beloved characters to life on screen.” “Few stories have inspired the kind of passionate, worldwide fandom that Rebecca Yarros has built with *Fourth Wing*, and we know just how much Violet and Xaden mean to readers,” said Peter Friedlander, head of global television, Amazon MGM Studios. “Esther and Emilio are rare and exceptional talents who bring something truly special to these iconic roles.” Yarros serves as an executive producer alongside Averill (*The Haunting of Hill House*, *Locke & Key*), who is the series showrunner. [*Fallout*](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/fallout-season-2-season-3-prime-video)executive producer Lisa Joy, co-founder of Kilter Films, is set to direct the pilot. ![The cast of Perfect Liars on Prime Video](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/9600a6d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fd9%2Fd8%2F07e5096745c9bbcd92b6bbcba70b%2Fperfect-liars-hero-amazon-news.png) - [Watch the trailer for 'Perfect Liars,' the adaptation of the hit novel coming to Prime Video November 20](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/perfect-liars-prime-video) Joy, Jonathan Nolan, and Athena Wickham will executive produce via Kilter Films, Michael B. Jordan and Elizabeth Raposo will executive produce via Outlier Society, and Liz Pelletier and Sherryl Clark will executive produce via Premeditated Productions. “Esther and Emilio are brilliant, magnetic actors,” said Joy. “We cannot wait for the world to see what they will do with these incredible characters.” The series will be available exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. The complete [*Empyrean* series](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BV9WPS4M?binding=hardcover&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_thcv), including [*Fourth Wing*](https://www.amazon.com/Fourth-Wing-Empyrean-Book-1-ebook/dp/B0BGDM197Q/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0), is available on Amazon in print, on Kindle and Audible, and through Kindle Unlimited. Check your local Amazon site for pricing and availability in your region. Next, find out about [Prime Video’s 6-year deal to exclusively stream the Emmy Awards](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/prime-video-emmy-awards-deal). *Images: Esther McGregor photographed by Joe Pugliese / Emilio Sakraya photographed by Kurt Iswarienko*