The Fallout TV series just got a trailer, giving us a glimpse into the irradiated post-apocalyptic world. Unveiled at the Comic-Con Expo (CCXP) event in Brazil, the show spawns an original story set in a run-down Los Angeles and establishes canon for the Bethesda game universe – adding to the franchise, rather than an adaptation of one of the titles. But like the games, the story largely follows a vault dweller who ventures into the nuclear wasteland in search of answers, encountering numerous eccentric characters – both good and bad – and uncovering the broader politics surrounding class divides and morality. , and more. Fallout premieres on Amazon Prime Video on April 12.
“I know I've lived a relatively comfortable life,” Lucy (Ella Purnell) says in the Fallout trailer, as she leaves her underground shelter, Vault 33, and heads upstairs. It's unclear what caused her to leave, but some glimpses into the internal activities suggest that the resident got into a scuffle, leading to massive bloodshed – presumably caused by the regular social experiments conducted by Vault-Tec Corporation. This is a universe set 200 years after a nuclear apocalypse devastated the countries, with the wealthiest people taking refuge in sophisticated, luxurious, buried homes, while the poor withered away from the radiation or succumbed to its mutating effects. Much of this is depicted in the trailer through vast voids, broken structures, and an abundance of roaches, which, as the name suggests, are enlarged mutant cockroaches. “Vault dwellers are an endangered species,” a voiceover warns Lucy, indicating how much the outside world has changed since the explosions occurred.
In addition to Lucy, the Fallout series will focus on two main characters: Cooper Howard and Maximus. The former (Walton Goggins) is a Ghoul – human survivors who have been mutated by residual radiation and turned into noseless, zombie-like creatures – who live as a dashing cowboy, accompanied by Dogmeat, the iconic German Shepherd who is briefly seen doing a radroach devours in the Fallout trailer. Meanwhile, Maximus (Aaron Moten) is a wannabe soldier, raised by the metal military outfit Brotherhood of Steel, who wants to prove his worth to the super soldiers, fearing he could be cast aside at any moment. Towards the end we are treated to footage of the battle as The Ghoul starts shooting people in a western saloon, automated miniguns start shooting at civilians and an unnamed Vault 33 resident goes crazy with a fork in her eye. There's also a brief look at a Yao Guai – mutated black bear – who can easily tear through heavy metal power armor and a Chris Parnell as a cyclops Vault resident.
Fallout also stars Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks) as Lucy's father Hank, Moisés Arias (Nacho Libre), Sarita Choudhury (The Green Knight), Michael Emerson (person of interest) and Zach Cherry (resignation). Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy are directing the series, in addition to executive producing with game director Todd Howard. Nolan will also direct the first three episodes, continuing the filmmaker couple's partnership with Amazon Studios, where the sci-fi series Peripheral was previously canceled after its first season.
Fallout premieres April 12, 2024, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.
