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

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.