The present drive to adapt video games is a frontier that many knew existed in the entertainment industry, though few have successfully taken on the daunting task. HBO’sThe Last of Usand Prime Video’sFalloutare two of the most recent examples that prove with the right application,video game adaptations can be done right. Exploring the wasteland that was once Los Angeles, the first season ofFalloutseesElla Purnell as Lucy McLean, an underground resident of Vault 33 seeking out her lost father. The dystopian series has proven to bea mega-hit for Prime Videoso far, and now all eyes turn to its second season as several loose ends remain.
Looking ahead to what comes next,FalloutshowrunnersGraham WagnerandGeneva Robertson-Dworethave explained how much progress they’ve made in mapping out the coming season. Speaking withThe Hollywood Reporter, Walter wasn’t going to be drawn into offering a release window for Season 2, citing that it was still in early development.
“The internet has an interesting habit of making non-binding statements binding, soI’m hesitant to give a datethat will be taken out of context and live on Reddit for a year or so,” Wagner explained. “Butwe are going as fast as we possibly can, and we’ve gota lot of heavy lifting from Season 1 already done. We have sets, assets, visual effects, that are already done. We are hitting the ground running this season. We’re going to bepedal to the metal to get Season 2 out as fast as humanly possible.”
While a concrete release window was not part of the conversation, the pair agreed that the development of Season 1 had laidthe required foundations for Season 2’s storyto thrive successfully. “And there are so many things we wanted to do in Season 1 where we were like,‘That would be amazing, let’s do that in Season 2,'” Robertson-Dworet recalls. “Soit feels like we’re so much farther alongand it’s honestly really exciting, and we’re just really grateful to have the opportunity to bring to the screen all the things that didn’t quite fit in Season 1. We’re excited to get to now do those now.”
The Vast Wasteland Beckons For Heroes of ‘Fallout’
By the time the eighth andfinal episode of the first seasonof Prime Video’sFallouthad aired, it was clear that the lives of its main players were forever changed.Fallouthas been among Prime Video’smost-watched series since its premiere, and Season 2 will see the heroes, Lucy and theGhoul (Walton Goggins)set out into the Wasteland with new missions in mind. Their quest will center around Lucy’s father, Hank (Kyle MacLachlan), and the Ghoul’s family. Goggins, who portrays the Ghoul,has recently teased what comes next for his characterarc development.
“In the conversations that we’ve had, we knew that if we were to get a second season that the first season really unpacked very little,” Goggins confirmed. “You know, there was really very little they explored even though it feels big. Because the game itself is hundreds, a thousand hours, but in this fictionalized version of aFalloutstory that fits in the canon ofFallout, in this story that we’re telling,there’s so many questions left unanswered.”
The first season ofFalloutis available to stream on Prime Video. Stay tuned at Collider for further updates on Season 2.
In a future, post-apocalyptic Los Angeles brought about by nuclear decimation, citizens must live in underground bunkers to protect themselves from radiation, mutants and bandits.
