Author Rebecca Yarrow assured her loyal readers about Amazon’s stewardship at the studio’s upfront presentation on Monday: “I trust them completely.”

Fourth Wing producer promises ‘the series this fandom deserves’ with Amazon TV adaptation

Author Rebecca Yarrow assured her loyal readers about Amazon's stewardship at the studio's upfront presentation on Monday: "I trust them completely."

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- Popular romantasy book series *Fourth Wing *is officially getting the TV treatment at Amazon Prime Video.

- Author Rebecca Yarros assured fans at Amazon's upfront presentation on Monday that fans have no reason to worry about the studio's stewardship: "I trust them completely."

- Executive producer and pilot director Lisa Joy, meanwhile, vowed to "deliver the series this fandom deserves."

This romantasy is becoming a reality.

Just three years out from the publication *Fourth Wing*, the first book in bestselling author Rebecca Yarros' wildly popular Empyrean* *series, Amazon Prime Video is officially giving the twisty romantic fantasy the TV treatment.

The studio brought the forthcoming series' core creative team on stage at its upfront presentation in New York City on Monday, which * *attended. Author Rebecca Yarros, pilot director Lisa Joy, showrunner Meredith Averill, and executive Michael B. Jordan (all the others will also serve as EPs) joined forces to hype the long-developing series finally getting the greenlight to a crowd full of already extremely hyped fans.

Lisa Joy, Michael B. Jordan, Rebecca Yarros, and Lisa Joy at the Amazon Upfront in New York City in 2026.

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"Rebecca's books have become one of the fastest-selling franchises of the 21st century, with a fandom so passionate, so devoted, they don't just read these books, they live in them," Averill began. Previously a producer and writer on series like *The Good Wife* and *The Haunting of Hill House*, Averill gushed about Yarros' pentalogy of high-flying fantasy yarns: "The emotional stakes are sky high, the battles are epic, the power dynamics are thrilling, and underneath it is so much humor and heart, and a romance that will consume you."

Yarros' credit as an EP is co-sign enough for her avid fanbase, which made *Fourth Wing *a *New York Times *bestseller for over a year. But she made sure her support for the series was unambiguous, noting, "I couldn't be more grateful that this is the team bringing the world of *Fourth Wing* to life... These are the people who understand what a story means to its readers, and are passionate about the book, which is why I trust them completely."

Finally, Joy, who is best known as as one half of the team behind *Westworld** *(her husband, Jonathan Nolan, is the other half), said she is "thrilled to be directing the first episode. We're building a cinematic world that will capture the incredible universe, characters, and experience of reading these books. Our goal is to deliver the series this fandom deserves."

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*Fourth Wing *kicks off the epic story of Violet Sorrengail, who is forced into the dangerous world of dragon riding by her stentorian mother, Lilith, the leader of a cuttroat military school. Though she followed in her father's footsteps, training for years to become a scribe, or archivist, Lilith commands Violet to choose the rider track at Basgiath War College, placing her squarely in the crosshairs of the ace rider Xaden Riorson.

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Rebecca Yarros with the 'Fourth Wing' sequel, 'Iron Flame'.

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"Violet's journey in *Fourth Wing* has sparked a global phenomenon, captivating millions of readers and building an intensely passionate fanbase around its world, characters, and emotional stakes," said Peter Friedlander, Amazon MGM Studios' Head of Global Television shared in a release on Monday.

The official greenlight for *Fourth Wing *caps years of rumor, speculation, and anticipation, with Jordan's production company, Outlier Society, acquiring the rights to the book around the time of its 2023 release.

"Just know, it's nothing cheesy coming out... It ain't no obvious choices. I think it's going to be something that feels honest," Jordan teased in February. As to whether he'll play a role, he democratically offered, "I don't know."

*With reporting from Nick Romano.*

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