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What To Know
- Esther McGregor and Emilio Sakraya will play Violet Sorrengail and Xaden Riorson in Prime Video’s adaptation of Rebecca Yarros’ Fourth Wing.
- The series will chronicle the romantasy romance between Violet and Xaden.
- The show received an official order in May 2026, but filming dates have not been announced just yet.
Esther McGregor and Emilio Sakraya know what the Fourth Wing fans want. Weeks afterthe announcement that they had been cast as the lead couple in Prime Video’s Rebecca Yarros romantasy adaptation, the costars have begun interacting on social media.
On November 6, Sakraya shared his first Instagram grid post since being cast as Fourth Wing‘s shadow-wielding wingleader, Xaden Riorson. The 30-year-old actor posted over a dozen snapshots, including some food photography as well as some selfies. His future costar showed her approval in the comments section, marking their first public interaction.
“Eating goooood,” McGregor wrote, adding a fire emoji. A fitting choice, considering she’s playing one half of the dragon-riding couple in the forthcoming TV series. The 25-year-old daughter of Ewan McGregor will star as Violet Sorrengail, a first-year cadet in Basgiath War College’s Riders Quadrant. From day one, Violet’s training is deadly.
Despite her perilous circumstances, Violet falls in love with Xaden, the son of a late rebel leader and an established rider, as she learns to protect her kingdom from deadly threats. On October 21, McGregor and Sakraya reacted to their casting announcement on social media.
“So beyond excited. Honored. Thrilled,” McGregor wrote on her Instagram Story, adding lightning, dragon, and heart emojis. In Fourth Wing, Violet is able to wield lightning once she bonds with her dragon. Meanwhile, Sakraya simply quoted a fan-favorite Xaden line from Iron Flame, Fourth Wing’s sequel. “My house. My chair. My woman,” he wrote on his Instagram Story.
As of November 9, there’s no news on when McGregor and Sakraya will unite in person for Fourth WingSeason 1 filming. Amazon MGM Studios acquired the rights to Fourth Wing in 2023. The show got an official series order in May 2026. Michael B. Jordan, who is producing under his Outlier Society banner, told Deadline months earlier in January, “We’re in the lab, we’re cooking up. We got it. It’s coming. It’s early stages, but I feel how much people care about this one. It’s not lost on us.”
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