Phil Roberts 
Prime Video has renewed FALLOUT for a second season; get ready to return to the Wasteland!
Prime Video has renewed FALLOUT for a second season after a successful debut weekend. The landmark series debuted on the streamer on Wednesday, 10 April, and quickly became one of the platform’s most-streamed properties ever, rivaling The Rings of Power! As a result, the streamer has given a second season the greenlight and guaranteed fans a return to the Wasteland.
In my FIVE STAR review of the first season, I said: “Prime Video has spared no expense on this series; the results are impressive. The show’s palette is incredibly rich, and the scale is off the charts. You’ll be in your element here if you have a penchant for Mad Max movies. Fortunately, the series has enough merit to satisfy gaming enthusiasts and movie buffs. If Nolan, Lisa Joy, Geneva Robertson-Dworet, and Graham Wagner aimed to raise the bar for video game adaptations, they succeeded. Fallout is another smash hit for Prime Video.” Read the full review here.
MORE FROM THE WASTELAND
Following the show’s phenomenal debut, Prime Video announced that it has renewed its latest hit series, Fallout, for a second season. The series comes from Kilter Films and executive producers Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy. Nolan directed the first three episodes. Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner serve as executive producers, creators, and co-showrunners. In its first four days, the high-octane fuelled series has become a hit with its global audience, ranking among the service’s top three most-watched titles ever and the most-watched season globally since Rings of Power. The debut season of Fallout premiered exclusively on Prime Video on Wednesday 10 April, in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
AMAZON MGM
“Jonah, Lisa, Geneva, and Graham have captivated the world with this ground-breaking, wild ride of a show. The bar was high for lovers of this iconic video game and so far, we seem to have exceeded their expectations, while bringing in millions of new fans to the franchise. The cast led by Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Walton Goggins, and Kyle MacLachlan have knocked it out of the park!,” said Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon MGM Studios. “We’d like to thank Jonah and Lisa and our friends at Bethesda for bringing the show to us as well as Geneva and Graham for coming aboard as showrunners. We are thrilled to announce season two after only one week out and take viewers even farther into the surreal world of Fallout.”
THE CREATIVES
“Praise be to our insanely brilliant showrunners, Geneva and Graham, to our kick-ass cast, to Todd and James and all the legends at Bethesda, and to Jen, Vernon and the amazing team at Amazon for their incredible support of this show. We can’t wait to blow up the world all over again,” said Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, Kilter Films.
“Holy shit. Thank you to Jonah, Kilter, Bethesda and Amazon for having the courage to make a show that gravely tackles all of society’s most serious problems these days — cannibalism, incest, jello cake. More to come!,” said Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner, executive producers, creators, and co-showrunners.
“It’s been one of the most spectacular projects we’ve ever been a part of. Jonah and team did such an incredible job, and we’re overjoyed not just by the reaction to the show, but that we get to work with these amazing people even more,” said Todd Howard, executive producer, Bethesda Game Studios.
THE SERIES
Based on one of the greatest video game series of all time, Fallout is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have. Two-hundred years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the irradiated hellscape their ancestors left behind—and are shocked to discover an incredibly complex, gleefully weird, and highly violent universe waiting for them.
Ella Purnell is Lucy, an optimistic Vault-dweller with an all-American can-do spirit. Her peaceful and idealistic nature is tested when she is forced to the surface to rescue her father. Aaron Moten is Maximus, a young soldier who rises to the rank of squire in the militaristic faction called the Brotherhood of Steel. He will do anything to further the Brotherhood’s goals of bringing law and order to the wasteland. Walton Goggins is the Ghoul, a morally ambiguous bounty hunter who holds within him a 200-year history of the post-nuclear world. These disparate parties collide when chasing an artefact from an enigmatic researcher that has the potential to radically change the power dynamic in this world.
SEASON 2
This is terrific news. FALLOUT has quickly cemented itself as one of the finest game adaptations committed to film, with exceptional storytelling and beautiful cinematography that captures the post-apocalyptic world’s scale and terror. But the real standout is the fantastic cast. Ella Purnell is sensational as Lucy, and Aaron Moten gives a masterful performance as Maximus. However, Walton Goggins leads the charge with what many are calling his best performance yet.
Goggins is a revelation as The Ghoul, a radiated mutated version of the man he used to be. Even though he has adopted a morally ambiguous attitude in the two hundred years since the nuclear holocaust, the essence of his humanity remains intact. These hallmarks make for a beautiful antihero for which we can all root. Suppose Jonathan Nolan and his fantastic team of creatives can replicate the previous season’s success and deliver another great one. In that case, fans can be confident that FALLOUT is here to stay. And I am here for it!
RELEASE
Unfortunately, Prime Video has not announced the anticipated release date for the show’s second season. However, the first season is highly rewatchable and will keep fans engaged until the new episodes are released. So, while we wait, saddle up, lock and load, and return to the Wasteland for a rewatch worth its weight in caps! I’ll be staying in Shady Sands with a cool cup of radiated water… don’t ask where it comes from!
Fallout is streaming on Prime Video in its entirety now. Leave a comment below to let us know if you’re excited about another season in the Wasteland.
Meet Phil Roberts! He’s the dedicated owner, daily content manager, and editor-in-chief of The Future of the Force. Phil is a budding novelist who turned his passion toward writing about the franchises he loves back in 2016. He’s a huge fan of all things Star Wars, Batman, DC, Marvel, Star Trek, Indiana Jones, Ghostbusters, King Kong, and the Ray Harryhausen movies. Phil is a BFI-accredited journalist and a distinguished member of the Film Critics Association UK.
If he’s not catching a movie at the cinema, you can bet he’s streaming something just as awesome!
