Julie C. Dao’s fantasy book series “ Rise of the Empress ” will come to life on the small screen, as Amazon Prime Video has ordered a series adaptation.

Prime Video is entering another fantasy realm. The Amazon-owned streamer has greenlit a series based on Julie C. Dao's Rise of the Empress novels. The drama - which counts Viola Davis, Forest Whitaker and Gemma Chan among its executive producers - is set in a "fantastical ancient Asian empire,

Five months after the world failed My Lady Jane, Amazon has ordered another adaptation of a YA fantasy book series. On Wednesday, Prime Video announced a series order for Rise of the Empress, based on Julia C. Dao’s duology of the same name.

Gemma Chan, Crystal Liu and James Wong are developing the Prime Video series "Rise of the Empress," based on the Julie C. Dao books.