Fans of dragons (and love triangles), your new TV obsession just got closer to reality. On July 21, Amazon announced that “Anne with an E” creator Moira Walley-Beckett would serve as the showrunner of its upcoming “Fourth Wing” TV adaptation . The TV adaptation of the book world ‘s biggest hit of the last few years (218,000+ Amazon reviews and counting) is sure to be expensive — with a magical universe full of plenty of dragons to create.
But this isn’t exactly a “Game of Thrones” ripoff, though everyone involved would of course love those fans to check it out. “Fourth Wing” is the first book in Rebecca Yarros’ “Empyrean” series, of which two of a planned five installments have been released so far. The first dropped in May 2023, and the second, “Iron Flame,” in November 2023.
The adaptation rights to “Fourth Wing” were snapped up by Michael B. Jordan ’s Outlier Society, which is behind the planned Prime Video series. Get ready with all the details about the TV version of “Fourth Wing,” below.
“Fourth Wing” follows 20-year-old Violet Sorrengail, who must attend the brutal Basgiath War College, where the only rule is “survive or die.” Amongst many volunteers and conscripts, these college-aged individuals engage in brutal, bloody training that often ends in death. Survive, and they will have the opportunity to be paired via magical bond with a dragon, and become defenders of their homeland.
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