The Fallout TV series finally has a release date. In a tweet, Amazon Prime Video confirmed that the live-action adaptation of the Bethesda video game franchise of the same name will premiere exclusively on the streamer on April 12, 2024. The news comes in celebration of the annual Fallout Day – October 23 – which marks the day the retro-futuristic in-game world was turned into a nuclear wasteland, leaving survivors to scrape by and subsist on irradiated junk. HBO’s Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy are developing the series under the Kilter Films banner – billed as an original story set in a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles and set to be included as Fallout universe canon.
As part of the announcement, Amazon Prime Video released a short clip that resembles the screen of a Pip-Boy, the game’s fictional portable computing device, that allows players to manage their inventory, customize skills, and view the map. For now, it’s unclear how heavily this device will be used in the show, as you’ll need it to activate VATS, an aim assist technology that allows you to target specific vital points on enemies. The Fallout series was launched in the same way social channels to keep fans informed, although the studio still hasn’t released any footage for public viewing. A brief highlight was shown exclusively to attendees during a Starfield presentation, which featured the Brotherhood of Steel military forces trudging along in sync, a mysterious red ghoul character and a woman shielding her eyes from some nuclear explosions firing off in the distance, while taking refuge in a shelter.
As previously mentioned, the Fallout series’ storyline will run separately from the main arc, with game director Todd Howard claiming that several producers have contacted him over the past decade requesting a film adaptation. A TV show, on the other hand, would be more beneficial for character development and world building. Endless hours of playtime is something the RPG also prided itself on, giving players the freedom to go off the path and explore well-written side stories. immerse themselves in the post-apocalyptic world. While there is no information on the number of episodes, it has been confirmed that Nolan directed the first three episodes. The Fallout series is part of Nolan and Joy’s overall partnership with Amazon Studios, which also included the Chloë Grace Moretz-led sci-fi series The Peripheral, whose planned second season was canceled due to the Hollywood labor strikes.
Fallout stars Ella Purnell (Army of the Dead), Walton Goggins (Sons of Anarchy), Aaron Moten (Emancipation), Moisés Arias (Hannah Montana), Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks), Sarita Choudhury (The Green Knight), Johnny Pemberton (Antman), Frances Turner (The Boys), Michael Emerson (Person of Interest), Leslie Uggams (Deadpool), Zach Cherry (Severance), Dave Register (Heightened), Rodrigo Luzzi (Dead Ringers), Annabel O’Hagan (Law & Order: SVU) and Xelia Mendes-Jones (The Wheel of Time). Based on the leaked teaser, it appears Goggins will be playing the ghoul John Hancock from Fallout 4.
Fallout premieres April 12, 2024, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.
