# Fourth Wing TV Show Cast Revealed

> Esther McGregor and Emilio Sakraya join Amazon's Fourth Wing TV series as Violet and Xaden.
- Title: Fourth Wing TV Show Cast Revealed · E! Online | Shortify
- Summary: Esther McGregor and Emilio Sakraya join Amazon's Fourth Wing TV series as Violet and Xaden. Amazon has cast Esther McGregor and Emilio Sakraya in the Prime…
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- Source: E! Online — https://eonline.com/news/1434778/fourth-wing-actors-esther-mcgregor-emilio-sakraya-cast-in-tv-show
- Published: 2026-10-15T21:45:00+00:00
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- Topics: fourth wing, rebecca yarros, amazon prime video, esther mcgregor, emilio sakraya, violet sorrengail, xaden riorson, empyrean series, tv adaptation, romantasy, entertainment, celebrity
## Fourth Wing TV Show Cast
Amazon has revealed Esther McGregor and Emilio Sakraya as leads Violet Sorrengail and Xaden Riorson in the Prime Video adaptation of Rebecca Yarros' bestselling romantasy series.
## McGregor's Background
McGregor, 24, is known for starring in Amazon's 2025 series We Were Liars and the 2024 film Babygirl, and is the daughter of actor Ewan McGregor.
## Sakraya's Credits
Sakraya, 30, has appeared in Netflix's Warrior Nun, the German sci-fi series Tripes of Europa, and the Peacock drama Those About to Die.
## Upcoming Projects
Sakraya is next set to appear in the 2027 season of Netflix's One Piece, while McGregor has made her official acting debut with a cameo in her father's 2022 series Obi-Wan Kenobi.
## Production Details
The Fourth Wing adaptation is being produced by Michael B. Jordan's Outlier Society, with the Oscar winner serving as an executive producer alongside Amazon, Rebecca Yarros, and Outlier president Elizabeth Raposo.
## Showrunner
Showrunner Meredith Averill joined the project in September 2025 after taking over for Moira Walley-Beckett, and Yarros expressed excitement about her joining the team.
## Book Series
Fourth Wing is the first of three published fantasy novels in Yarros' Empyrean five-book series, following 20-year-old Violet who becomes a dragon rider at Basgiath War College.
## Release Timeline
Following the releases of Fourth Wing and Iron Flame in 2023, followed by Onyx Storm in January 2025, Yarros recently gave fans an Empyrean companion book titled Threshing Day on Sept. 29, 2026.
## Future Releases
After the fourth and fifth novels in the planned pentalogy, Yarros will also be releasing the first volume of a Fourth Wing graphic novel next year.
## Amazon's Timeline
The TV show was first announced in October 2023 but received a full series order during an upfronts presentation in May 2026.
## E! News Contact
E! News has reached out to the actors' representatives for comment but hasn't heard back, and Amazon declined to comment.
## Key takeaway

Amazon has cast Esther McGregor and Emilio Sakraya in the Prime Video adaptation of Rebecca Yarros' Fourth Wing book series.