Amazon has named Meredith Averill as showrunner for Fourth Wing, the television adaptation of Rebecca Yarros’s hit fantasy romance. Averill’s background on character driven genre series like Locke and Key and The Haunting of Hill House lines up with what fans want from Basgiath War College, dragon bonds, and the push and pull between Violet Sorrengail and Xaden Riorson. The series is in development at Amazon MGM Studios with Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society, which holds rights across The Empyrean books.
This follows a leadership change over the summer when Moira Walley Beckett exited after being attached since 2024. The shift put extra attention on finding a showrunner who could balance high stakes with genuine emotion. Averill’s history of shaping ensembles and worldbuilding suggests the adaptation can keep the peril sharp while letting relationships stay front and center.
The show is expected to track Violet’s first year at Basgiath as she trains to become a dragon rider amid dangerous trials and rivalries while trying to avoid the most formidable student on campus, Xaden. With series rights secured and a long runway of planned books, the creative team has room to map a multi season plan that respects the arc of the novels while building momentum for television.
The Empyrean series is a modern publishing phenomenon. Fourth Wing dominated bestseller lists, Iron Flame expanded the audience even further, and Onyx Storm opened 2025 with enormous sales. Beyond television, graphic novels are in motion for Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm, with Yarros involved in adapting the text with comics creators. That multiplatform footprint keeps new readers entering the world while the show advances toward production.
Fans should watch for casting news, a look at the pilot script, and timeline details once the writers room locks its plan. If the series lands the mix of romance, rivalry, and real danger, Fourth Wing could become Prime Video’s next big conversation starter.
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