The 'Fourth Wing' TV show has cast its Violet and Xaden. Here's everything we know so far.
Amazon MGM Studios has cast the lead roles for its upcoming television adaptation of Rebecca Yarros' popular 'Fourth Wing' novel. The series, based on the 'Empyrean' book universe, is being developed by Michael B. Jordan's production company.
Why it matters
The adaptation of a high-profile fantasy series highlights the ongoing trend of streaming platforms investing in established literary intellectual property.
Two actors have been cast in the "Fourth Wing" adaptation. TheStewartofNY/GC Images/Getty Images/Red Tower The "Fourth Wing" TV show has its Violet and Xaden. Amazon MGM Studios and Michael B. Jordan's Outlier Society are adapting Rebecca Yarros' series. Amazon announced in October that the show had found its two lead actors. At this point, it's hard not to be familiar with Rebecca Yarros' "Empyrean" series about dragon rider Violet Sorrengail. When "Onyx Storm," the third book in the romantasy series , was released in January 2025, it became the fastest-selling adult novel in 20 years. Yarros is working on the fourth installment in the series, and she recently released a collection of short stories set in the "Empyrean" universe called "Threshing Day." However, it will still be a while before book four is ready for readers.
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