Prime Video Sets Esther McGregor and Emilio Sakraya for Fourth Wing
The two actors will play Violet and Xaden, the central couple of Rebecca Yarros's Empyrean series, in Prime Video's adaptation.
Prime Video has confirmed that Esther McGregor and Emilio Sakraya will lead its adaptation of Fourth Wing, playing Violet and Xaden respectively, according to screenrant.com. The two roles are the central characters of the series.
The announcement drew mixed reactions from the Fourth Wing fanbase, with readers responding to the choice of leads for the adaptation.
Rebecca Yarros's novel Fourth Wing was published in 2023 and launched the Empyrean series, which currently runs to three published novels plus a short story collection.
Who are the new leads?
McGregor began acting in 2018 after starting out as a model, and appeared as Mirren in We Were Liars. Sakraya's credits include JC in Warrior Nun, Kiano in Tribes of Europa and Koza in Netflix's One Piece adaptation.
Prime Video has not announced a release date for the adaptation.
Quick answers
Who plays Violet in Prime Video's Fourth Wing adaptation?
Esther McGregor, confirmed by Prime Video for the role of Violet.
Who plays Xaden in the Fourth Wing series?
Emilio Sakraya will play Xaden, Prime Video confirmed.