Amazon Prime Video’s Fallout has been renewed for a second season. The series, based on the video game franchise with the same name, is receiving $25 million in tax credits for its next season. According to Variety, the new installment will be shot in California.
As per the logline, Fallout is about a group of individuals who live in fallout shelters. After being attacked by a group of people from Earth and more, three individuals must return to what’s defined as “the irradiated hellscape.” They discover a highly violent and odd world waiting for them along the way.
Fallout stars Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Kyle MacLachlan, Walton Goggins, Moisés Arias, Sarita Choudhury, Michael Emerson, Leslie Uggams, Frances Turner, Dave Register, Zach Cherry, Johnny Pemberton, Rodrigo Luzzi, Annabel O’Hagan, and Xelia Mendes-Jones. The show is created, executive-produced, and ran by Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner. Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy executive-produced Fallout as well.
In a statement for the second season, Nolan and Joy said: “Praise be to our insanely brilliant showrunners, Geneva and Graham, to our kick-a*s 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.”
Jennifer Salke, Amazon MGM Studios’ honcho, added:
“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.”
She continued: “The cast led by Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Walton Goggins, and Kyle MacLachlan have knocked it out of the park! We want to thank Jonah, Lisa, and our friends at We’dhesda 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.”
Fallout, which is rated 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, is one of Amazon Prime’s top three most-watched titles ever and the most-viewed season on the platform since The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power.
