Amazon MGM Studios‘ adaptation of Rebecca Yarros’ bestselling novel Fourth Wing is moving forward with a series order by Prime Video. Series executive producer, newly minted Oscar winner Michael B. Jordan, made the announcement on stage at the Amazon upfront presentation on Monday. He then introduced fellow executive producer Lisa Joy, who will direct the first episode, executive producer/showrunner Meredith Averill and Yarros.
The Fourth Wing TV series comes from Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society, Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy’s Kilter Films and Premediated Productions. The long-gestating project kicked into gear last fall when Averill (Wednesday) joined as new showrunner.
Planned as a five-book series, with Fourth Wing (2023), Iron Flame (2023) and Onyx Storm (2025) as the first three titles, The Empyrean romantasy follows twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail as she leaves the life of a Scribe behind at her mother’s demand that she become a dragon rider. At the order of her mother, who is a General in the military of Navarre, Violet enters the brutal ranks of Basgiath War College, which trains up-and-coming riders through the Graduate or Die method.
Amazon MGM Studios and Outlier Society acquired the rights to the books in a heated auction around the time of the first novel’ May 2023 release. The plan is, in success, to adapt the rest of the books over multiple seasons.
“This project required the right creative partner,” Jordan said before bringing out Joy.
Fourth Wing was one of three series Jordan presented at the upfront, developed under Outlier Society’s overall TV deal with Amazon MGM Studios, along with The Greatest and Delphi.
He introduced a sneak peek from the upcoming Muhammmad Ali limited series The Greatest, the first authorized by the legendary boxer’s estate. He brought out Ali’s wife, Lonnie Ali, and Jaalen Best, who portrays Ali on the series.
Jordan also showed a first-look at Delphi, the first TV series in the Creed film universe, which he has been part of for more than a decade as a star, producer and director. He announced a May 18 start of production for the series in Los Angeles before he was joined by Delphi showrunner Marco Ramirez.
