Wings Series IV: Esther McGregor and Emilio Sakraia as Violet and Zaden

The Prime Video show is based on the bestselling fantasy novels by Rebecca Yaros.

Esther McGregor and Emilio Sakraia are set to lead the fourth Bale Prime Video series based on the best-selling novel by Rebecca Yaros.

McGregor portrays the protagonist Violet Sorengil, and Sakraya plays Gazaden Riverson. McGregor recently starred in the Prime Video series We Were Liars. Sakraya's recent credits include They About to Die and the third season of Netflix's One Piece.

Yaros' 2023 New York Times bestseller The Fourth Wing is part of the author's Empire series, which also includes Iron Flame (2023) and Onyx Storm (2025). Yaros has a five-book series planned and has teased that he is writing a fourth. The titles and publication dates of the fourth and fifth books have not yet been announced.

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The story follows 20-year-old Violet Sorengil, whose plans for a quiet life are shattered when her mother, a military general, orders her to join the brutal Besgyat War College and become one of hundreds of candidates vying to become a dragon rider. Prime Video ordered the series the following May

The synopsis of the book reads: “With fewer dragons than the cadets, most kill Violet to increase their chances of success. Others kill her just for being her mother's daughter - like Zaden Riverson, the most powerful and powerful daughter. The ruthless leader of the Quarter Riders. He just needs every spot his mind can give him to see the next sunrise. However, with each passing day, the war outside is becoming more deadly, the kingdom's defenses are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect that the leadership is hiding a terrible secret.

The story also follows the love story of enemies-turned-lovers Violet and Bitten.

Amazon MGM acquired the rights to the Yaros series of books in 2023 and began development with Michael B. Jordan's Outlier Association, which has an overall series deal with the studio. Lock and Key creator Meredith Uriel took over as host in September 2025 after original host Moira Wally Beckett stepped down.

Averill is an executive producer for Outlier Society with Jordan and Elizabeth Raposo. Yaros; Jonah Nolan, Lisa Joy and Athena Wickham from Kilter Films. and Liz Pelletier and Cheryl Clark of sister publishing company Entangled Premeditated. Stefano Augusto, TV executive at Outlier Society, is a co-EP.

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