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Prime Video Orders Fourth Wing Series

The pickup signals Prime Video’s bid to turn a BookTok phenomenon into a flagship fantasy.

Overview

  • Prime Video greenlit the Fourth Wing TV adaptation at its Upfront presentation to advertisers on Monday in New York, where executive producer Michael B. Jordan announced the order.
  • Meredith Averill will adapt the novels as showrunner, Westworld co-creator Lisa Joy will direct the pilot, and author Rebecca Yarros will serve as an executive producer.
  • The project dates to a 2023 rights deal and regained momentum last fall when Averill replaced original showrunner Moira Walley-Beckett.
  • The series remains in early development with writing underway and no casting or premiere date announced.
  • Amazon plans to adapt later Empyrean books if season one succeeds, aiming to tap the BookTok-driven readership with a story set at Basgiath War College where candidates train to become dragon riders.