Fourth Wing TV Series Ordered at Amazon

Get prepared, riders: The long-gestating “Fourth Wing” TV adaptation has been ordered to collection at amazon‘s Prime Video.

Based on the best-selling “The Empyrean” romantasy book series from writer Rebecca Yarros, “Fourth Wing” is ready contained in the brutal world of Basgiath War College, the place there is just one rule: graduate or die. Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was at all times anticipated to stay a quiet life — however she’s despatched on a completely completely different path when her mom, a common within the army, orders her to hitch the a whole lot of candidates striving to turn into dragon riders, the elite of Navarre.

Yarros’ “The Empyrean” guide collection started with the discharge of New York Times best-seller “Fourth Wing” in May 2023, adopted by sequel “Iron Flame” in November 2023 and third guide “Onyx Storm” in January 2025. The titles and launch dates for the deliberate fourth and fifth books haven’t but been introduced.

“Fourth Wing” government producer Michael B. Jordan introduced the collection pickup at the top of Amazon’s upfront presentation to TV advertisers at the Beacon Theater on Monday.

Jordan did not have a lot he may say simply but, solely that after buying the rights and bringing the undertaking into growth at Amazon MGM Studios, his Outlier Society manufacturing firm and the studio wanted to search out the proper workforce to take Yarros’ romantic guide collection to TV. That group contains Yarros herself, in addition to HBO’s “Westworld” co-creator Lisa Joy (who’s an government producer and can direct the primary episode of “Fourth Wing”) and showrunner Meredith Averill (who co-created Netflix’s “Locke & Key”).

Additional government producers embody Outlier president Elizabeth Raposo, in addition to Jonathan Nolan and Athena Wickham of Kilter Films. Liz Pelletier and Sherryl Clark are government producing for Premeditated Productions, the sister firm to “Fourth Wing” writer Entangled Publishing. Outlier Society government vp of TV, Stefano Agosto, will co-executive produce.

First put into growth in October 2023, the “Fourth Wing” TV collection was stalled till final September, when Averill joined as showrunner following the exit of Moira Walley-Beckett (“Anne With an E” creator and “Breaking Bad” author), who had signed on because the undertaking’s authentic showrunner in the summertime of 2024.

“I’m thrilled to be working with this dedicated, experienced team and grateful for their passion for both the books and the readership behind them,” mentioned Yarros.

“Violet’s journey in Fourth Wing “Rebecca Yarros’ good collection is among the most anticipated diversifications on the earth, and with Meredith and our valued companions at Kilter, Outlier, and Premeditated, we’re bringing it to life in a approach that honors what followers love concerning the story.

Yarros is represented by Louise Fury from The Fury Agency, Matthew N. Sugarman from Weintraub Tobin, and Shivani Doraiswami at Untitled Entertainment.