Fallout Season 2 - What To Expect Now That The Show Is Renewed
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Fallout Season 2
Prime Video's Fallout TV series was released on April 11 and earned positive reviews from critics and fans, and its release helped boost player numbers in a number of Fallout games. Prime Video officially announced Season 2 on April 18.
In this gallery, we're rounding up all the information we have so far on Season 2, including news about a change in filming locations and what the key creatives are hoping to achieve in Season 2.
It seems likely that Fallout Season 2 could take the show to new and exciting places with more story development to unravel. Scroll through the gallery below to get up to date with all the key information we know so far about Fallout Season 2. Keep in mind, though, in discussing a potential Season 2, we are going to reveal spoilers for Season 1.
Is Fallout Season 2 confirmed?
On April 18, Prime Video officially renewed Fallout for a second season. The company said on social media:
"Wouldn't want to keep you on the edge of your seat, now, would we? See you back in the Wasteland for SEASON 2."
The first evidence of Fallout Season 2 came from the California Film Commission. The organization recently revealed that Fallout could move production to California for Season 2 for tax break purposes, though nothing is confirmed at this point.
Where will Fallout Season 2 air?
Fallout Season 2 will stream on Prime Video. As such, you will need a Prime Video or Amazon Prime membership to stream Season 2.
What is the release date for Fallout Season 2?
It's too soon to say when Fallout Season 2 could arrive. If the production were to get off the ground anytime soon, it still wouldn't be until sometime in 2025, at the earliest, until we'll see new episodes.
Is there a trailer for Fallout Season 2?
There is no trailer for Fallout Season 2 as of yet, and there likely won't be one anytime soon given that production has yet to begin (at least that we know of publicly).
What is Fallout Season 2's story?
Fallout Season 1 ended in dramatic fashion, with a big reveal in the finale that sets up what's to come if the show is renewed for a second season. For lots more, be sure to read GameSpot's Fallout Season 1 finale breakdown, but note that it's full of spoilers. In short, though, the writers clearly have plans for where the story could go in Season 2, and those who watched and enjoyed Season 1 are no doubt eager to see what happens next.
Jonathan Nolan, the executive producer of Fallout, said recently that he and the team had a single vision in Season 1, and that was to create a "terrific season of television." But he admitted he was also thinking about "where your story could take you" in a second season.
"So we have been talking from the beginning about how this would develop and evolve in subsequent seasons, if we should be so lucky," he said.
Nolan went on to say that there is "one locale in particular" that he would be excited to explore if Fallout was renewed for a second season. He did not say what this location is, but many believe it's New Vegas after a character was revealed to be heading there in the Season 1 finale.
Co-showrunner Graham Wagner added that Season 2 could feature Deathclaws, which are genetically created creatures in the Fallout lore. The team wanted to have Deathclaws in Season 1, but decided to save them for Season 2 "to be able to do it properly."
"So Season 2, we're very excited to finally tackle one of the most iconic elements of the games," Wagner said.
The other co-showrunner, Geneva Robertson-Dworet, said the team was tempted to try a "kitchen sink approach" and put many more Fallout elements into Season 1, but opted to save some for Season 2.
"We didn’t want to see the show to seem like it was written by people who just like spent 10 seconds reading the Wikipedia page for Fallout and didn't bother to like bring in some deeper cuts," Robertson-Dworet said.
Who's in the cast for Fallout Season 2?
Fallout Season 2 is likely to bring back Ella Purnell as Lucy, Walton Goggins as The Ghoul, Aaron Moten as Maximus, and Kyle MacLachlan as Overseer Hank. TV shows normally add cast members for ensuing seasons, but it remains to be seen who may join the cast for Season 2.
Nolan told IGN that Aaron Paul is a big fan of the series, and, reading between the lines, it sounds like he might have expressed interest in appearing in the show.
"Aaron Paul was at the premiere, a human being I love so much. And he was very polite. He was very enthusiastic about the show. There was sort of an unspoken kind of like, 'What's up, man?' But we've been hearing from so many people, and it's kind of fun to see the Fallout fans come out of the woodwork," Nolan said. "People you've known a long time and you realize, 'Oh, you've been playing this whole time.' So it's been a lot of fun."
Lucy's growth
Speaking to GQ, Lucy actress Ella Purnell said she wants to see Lucy have more character growth and do more stunts, among other things, in Season 2.
"I just want her to continue to be funny, because that's really fun to do. I want her to continue to have really cool stunt sequences, because that’s really fun to do. [Laughs.] I'd like to see her become her own person," she said. "I'd like to see her form some opinions that feel truly and wholly hers, and not a product of her upbringing, or a product of Vault-Tec."
Purnell went on to say that Lucy is a good person, and that's "just who she is." Could that change down the road? Purnell doesn't know, but she's open to playing Lucy however she's written.
"I don't know if that's going to stay or going to go; I'd be down to play it either way. But I'd also like to see her go, like, 'No, I don't like this food,' or 'No, I don't think what you…' A little tiny rebellion, maybe," she said.