Can Fourth Wing Save Amazon Prime’s Fantasy?

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Amazon Prime spent an obscene fortune on dragons, elves, and magical worlds hoping to land the next Game of Thrones… and things didn’t exactly go as planned. The Rings of Power became the most expensive TV series in history and still failed to turn into that cultural phenomenon that makes everyone say, “You have to watch this right now.” The Wheel of Time was canceled. Fantasy in streaming is no longer a safe bet. And now Amazon needs something that doesn’t just make noise at launch, but actually lasts, sells merchandise, and keeps subscriptions alive. That’s where Fourth Wing comes in. In this video, we break down whether Rebecca Yarros’s saga, a massive BookTok phenomenon and one of the biggest publishing successes in recent years with over 12 million copies sold in less than two years, can truly become the franchise Prime Video needs to rescue its fantasy ambitions. We explore the real context in which the novel was created, where Yarros comes from, why the book exploded in sales...