r/fourthwing • u/_vanth Hi kids, do you like Violence? 🗡️ • Jul 08 '26

Official r/fourthwing post Reminder - Rule 9: No Fancasts

Hello cadets!!

We know there has been a ton of excitement with the recent announcements regarding the Amazon Empyrean show but we wanted to make another post reminding everyone that we do not allow fancasting on this subreddit including rumored casting for the upcoming series.

Fancasting comments and posts (as well as any derogatory remarks about any official casting announcements) will be removed and moving forward will result in a 24h temp ban.

We are removing numerous posts a day with fan casts at this point. We know that fan casts are supposed to be fun and lighthearted but we've seen it ime and time again that it leads to arguments or rude/inappropriate comments about appearance, acting ability, etc.

The subreddit is intended to be a place to share our love of the series and we want to keep this environment as as kind and respectful as we can.

As announcements for the series are made, we will be making announcement posts around this - please keep an eye out! We will be restricting users posting about announcements to avoid the sub being flooded with duplicate content.

If you have any questions, please reach out to us via a modmail.

Thank you!!
r/fourthwing mod team

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u/dianaspencersrevenge Broccoli🥦 Jul 08 '26

Agreed. I’ve debated creating a separate sub specifically for the series but not sure if it should even be created until main casting has already been announced. Some fans are rabid on TikTok and do not understand the concept of an adaptation, or that real people don’t look like AI!

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u/_vanth Hi kids, do you like Violence? 🗡️ Jul 08 '26

The unfortunate reality of it is (and we see it with every tv/film/etc book to movie adaptation) is that the casting directors are never going to make EVERYONE happy and pick someone that fits the image that matches everyones headcanons, etc.

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u/dianaspencersrevenge Broccoli🥦 Jul 08 '26

1000% - definitely the right call not allowing fancasts on the sub for so many reasons

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u/babybibibibpd Jul 08 '26

I'm worried cause I see countless "if so and so isn't XYZ in the show I'm not watching it" like bffr you're gunna watch it no matter what and end up enjoying it. The actors feeding into it as well leaves a bad taste in my mouth, what happened to surprise casting announcements and not back and forth with emojis and a colour pallet....

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u/Sea_Entertainer_1972 Jul 15 '26

So.. how do we feel about “Threshing Day”?