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Who is Emilio Sakraya?

Emilio Sakraya is a German actor, singer, and songwriter known for his breakthrough performances in 4 Blocks and Tribes of Europa. He earned critical acclaim for his portrayal of rapper Xatar in Rheingold and starred in the Netflix action hit 60 Minutes. He has also appeared in the series Those About to Die and is set to appear in One Piece.

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3 new fantasy books Fourth Wing fans should add to their fall reading list

It's been a great few weeks for fans of The Empyrean series from Rebecca Yarros and the Fourth Wing TV series. First, we got the first Yarros' first Empyrean novella, Threshing Day, on Sept. 29, 2026. Then, just a few weeks later, we learned that Esther McGregor and Emilio Sakraya had been cast as Violet Sorrengail and Xaden Riorson in Prime Video's Fourth Wing TV series. Now, if you breezed through Threshing Day like more of the Fourth Wing fans, you're probably looking for something else to read this fall. Unfortunately, Fourth Wing Book 4 is still a long way off, with Yarros continuing to write the fourth book of The Empyrean series this fall.

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Indonesian Star & ‘Reacher’ Actress Agnez Mo Joins Nicolas Cage & Michael Sheen In Cyber-Thriller ‘C.L.A.Y.’

Exclusive: Indonesian superstar singer and actress Agnez Mo, who recently made her English-language screen debut in season 4 of Amazon hit Reacher, has found her next English-language project. Mo will take on her first on-screen English-language movie role in cyber thriller C.L.A.Y., joining Nicolas Cage, Michael Sheen, Jordi Mollà, Emilio Sakraya and Adrian Topol. Production begins this November in London for Simon Afram’s directorial debut after he wrote and produced Simon West’s upcoming WWII spy film Fortitude. C.L.A.Y. “follows a brilliant but socially invisible computer prodigy who finds purpose and belonging when he is drawn into C.L.A.Y. (Clowns Laughing At You), an underground hacker collective whose daring exploits turn digital provocation into real-world consequences. As the group’s notoriety grows, their actions attract the attention of intelligence agencies, criminal syndicates and rival hackers.” Mo is a superstar singer in Indonesia (with 31M followers on instagram) and also has multiple U.

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Fourth Wing: Prime Video's Live-Action Series Finds Its Stars In Esther McGregor And Emilio Sakraya

As we first reported on SFFGazette.com, Prime Video has finally found its lead stars for Amazon's long-awaited live-action adaptation of Fourth Wing. Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Rebecca Yarros, Meredith Averill (Locke & Key) serves as showrunner. Deadline has confirmed that Fourth Wing will be led by Esther McGregor as Violet Sorrengail, and Emilio Sakraya as Xaden Riorson. The book follows twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail, who was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general, also known as her tough-as-talons mother, has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.

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Who Is Emilio Sakraya? Meet ‘Fourth Wing’ Actor Playing Xaden Riorson

“Fouth Wing” fans finally have their Xaden Riorson. Amazon Prime Video revealed Thursday that Emilio Sakraya will play the brooding male lead alongside Esther McGregor as Violet Sorrengail, the protagonist and narrator of the fantasy book series. They’re the main characters in Rebecca Yarros’ “Fourth Wing” trilogy (which has two more books on the way), about magic-wielding dragon riders. In the books, Xaden is described as a large, dominating wing leader with dark, intimidating features who is highly revered by the rest of the Basgiath War College. He originally detests Violet because of past familial drama, but it doesn’t take long for their tense relationship to descend into steamy romance. Sakraya, a 30-year-old German actor, has numerous credits to his name, including “Rhinegold,” Netflix’s “Tribes of Europa” and “Warrior Nun.” His other recent projects include “Those About to Die,” and he’s set to appear in Season 3 of “One Piece.

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Get to Know ‘Fourth Wing’ Star Esther McGregor, Her Famous Family & More

After coming in the top 10 of Swooon‘s coveted Best Yearners of the Year list in 2025, Esther McGregor has reportedly been cast as Violet Sorrengail in the highly anticipated Prime Video adaptation of Fourth Wing. Cast alongside Emilio Sakraya, McGregor is set to bring the world of Basgiath War College to life on the screen. Based on the first novel in Rebecca Yarros’ extremely popular Empyrean series, Fourth Wing follows Violet, a soon-to-be scribe, ordered by her commanding general mother to join a group of candidates fighting to become dragon riders. There, she meets the most cunning, dangerous wingleader of them all, Xaden Riorson (Sakraya), who’s more eager to

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Prime Video’s Fourth Wing adaptation finds leads in Esther McGregor and Emilio Sakraya

Violet and Xaden Fans of Rebecca Yarros‘ YA novel Fourth Wing, rejoice! For Prime Video has found their leads for Violet and Xaden. The upcoming series will come from showrunner and executive producer Meredith Averill. According to Deadline, Violet and Xaden will be portrayed by Esther McGregor, who is known for We Are Liars and Babygirl, and Emilio Sakraya, who has appeared in Those About to Die and Warrior Nun. In the books, the characters famously go from enemies to lovers. Fourth Wing Per Deadline, “In the fantasy adventure, Violet is forced by her mother to enter the brutal world of Basgiath War College. She joins hundreds of candidates striving

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