Prime Video has announced Esther McGregor and Emilio Sakraya as the lead actors in its upcoming fantasy drama series ‘Fourth Wing’. McGregor will play Violet Sorrengail, while Sakraya will portray Xaden Riorson. The series is based on the bestselling novels by author Rebecca Yarros.

According to an official announcement by Amazon yesterday, the story follows Violet Sorrengail, a 20-year-old who is forced by her mother to enter Basgiath War College in the kingdom of Navarre. At the college, she joins hundreds of candidates who are training to become dragon riders.

During her training, Violet meets Xaden Riorson, a fellow candidate with a complicated past. The two initially become enemies but eventually develop a romantic relationship as they face dangerous challenges at the college.

Rebecca Yarros will serve as an executive producer alongside Meredith Averill, who is also the series’ showrunner. Lisa Joy, Jonathan Nolan, Athena Wickham, Michael B. Jordan, Elizabeth Raposo, Liz Pelletier and Sherryl Clark will also serve as executive producers. Lisa Joy will direct the pilot episode.

The ‘Fourth Wing’ series will stream exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories. The platform has not yet announced the series’ release date.