Fallout
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Genre
Created by
Based onFallout
by Black Isle Studios[a]
Starring
ComposerRamin Djawadi
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Cinematography
EditorDaniel Raj Koobir
Production companies
Original release
NetworkAmazon Prime Video

Fallout is an upcoming American post-apocalyptic drama television series created by Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner for Amazon Prime Video. It is based on the role-playing video game franchise created by Interplay Entertainment and now owned by Bethesda Softworks.

Amazon purchased the rights to produce a live-action project in 2020, and the show was announced that July, with Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan's Kilter Films joined by Bethesda Game Studios and Bethesda Softworks in the production. Nolan directed the first three episodes. Bethesda Game Studios producer Todd Howard, who directed various games in the series, signed on to executive produce alongside Joy and Nolan. Robertson-Dworet and Wagner were hired as the series' showrunners in January 2022, and Walton Goggins and Ella Purnell were cast in February and March, respectively.

Fallout is scheduled to premiere on Prime Video on April 11, 2024.

Premise

The show depicts the aftermath of an apocalyptic nuclear exchange in an alternate history of Earth where advances in nuclear technology after WWII led to the emergence of a retrofuturistic society and a subsequent resource war. The survivors took refuge in fallout bunkers known as Vaults, built to preserve humanity in the event of nuclear annihilation. 219 years later, a young woman leaves behind the only life in a vault she has ever known to venture out into the dangerously brutal, hostile, savage and unforgiving Wasteland of a devastated Los Angeles in the post apocalyptic United States.

Cast

Main

Guest

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten by [1]Original release date [2]
1TBAJonathan Nolan[3]Geneva Robertson-Dworet & Graham WagnerApril 11, 2024 (2024-04-11)
2TBAJonathan Nolan[3]TBAApril 11, 2024 (2024-04-11)
3TBAJonathan Nolan[3]TBAApril 11, 2024 (2024-04-11)
4TBATBATBAApril 11, 2024 (2024-04-11)
5TBATBATBAApril 11, 2024 (2024-04-11)
6TBATBATBAApril 11, 2024 (2024-04-11)
7TBATBATBAApril 11, 2024 (2024-04-11)
8TBATBATBAApril 11, 2024 (2024-04-11)

Production

It was announced in July 2020 that a television adaptation of the Fallout video games had received a series commitment from Amazon Studios (later renamed Amazon MGM Studios) developed by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy.[4] Joy described the series as "a gonzo, crazy, funny, adventure, and mindfuck like none you’ve ever seen before".[5]

Nolan was set to direct the pilot episode, while Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner were hired as showrunners for the series.[6] In February, Walton Goggins was cast in a lead role as a currently-unnamed Ghoul.[7] In March, Ella Purnell joined the cast.[8] In June, Kyle MacLachlan, Xelia Mendes-Jones and Aaron Moten joined as regulars.[9] Filming began on July 5, 2022, in New Jersey, New York and Utah.[10] Additional filming took place in Namibia on the Skeleton Coast.[11] Stuart Dryburgh and Teodoro Maniaci serve as cinematographers.[12][13]

In October 2023, additional casting including Sarita Choudhury, Michael Emerson, Leslie Uggams and Zach Cherry was announced.[14]

The show was confirmed to be set within the same continuity as the franchise during an interview on November 28, 2023 since Howard wanted to avoid adapting any of the previous games and sought for an original story to be told instead.[3]

Music

In January 2024, it was revealed that Ramin Djawadi had composed a score inspired by the works of Inon Zur's Fallout series compositions.[15]

Release

Fallout is scheduled to premiere on Amazon Prime Video on April 11, 2024.[16][14]

Notes

  1. ^ Fallout was created by Tim Cain and developed by Black Isle Studios, and formerly published by Interplay Entertainment from 1997 to 2004. It has been owned by ZeniMax Media and developed by Bethesda Game Studios since 2007.

References

  1. ^ "Hondo". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Shows A-Z – Fallout on Amazon". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Breznican, Anthony (November 28, 2023). "'Fallout' First Look: This Is How the World Ends—With a Smiling Thumbs-Up". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on November 28, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  4. ^ Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (July 2, 2020). "'Fallout' TV Series From 'Westworld' Creators Based On Games In Works At Amazon With Series Commitment". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  5. ^ Weintraub, Steve (August 19, 2021). "Lisa Joy on 'Reminiscence,' Casting Hugh Jackman, and How the 'Fallout' Amazon Series Will Be Like Nothing You've Seen Before". Collider. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  6. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 6, 2022). "'Fallout': Kilter Films' TV Series Based On Games Moving Forward At Prime Video With Jonathan Nolan Directing". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  7. ^ Doug, Norrie (July 18, 2022). "See Walton Goggins Give Major Update From Set Of Fallout". Giant Freaking Robot. Archived from the original on January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  8. ^ Otterson, Joe (March 30, 2022). "Fallout TV Series at Amazon Casts 'Yellowjackets' Star Ella Purnell in Lead Role". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  9. ^ Otterson, Joe (June 28, 2022). "Fallout Amazon Series Casts Kyle MacLachlan, Xelia Mendes-Jones, Aaron Moten (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  10. ^ "Fallout (w/t: "Hondo") – TV Series – New York, New Jersey, Utah". Stunt Access. Archived from the original on August 29, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  11. ^ Bankhurst, Adam (December 4, 2023). "The Big Fallout TV Show Interview With Jonathan Nolan, Walton Goggins, and More". IGN. Archived from the original on January 21, 2024.
  12. ^ "Stuart Dryburgh Resume" (PDF). Murthas Kouras. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  13. ^ "Teodoro Maniaci Resume" (PDF). Worldwide Production Agency. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  14. ^ a b Petski, Denise (October 23, 2023). "'Fallout' TV Series From 'Westworld' Creators Based On Games Gets Prime Video Premiere Date". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  15. ^ "Ramin Djawadi Scoring Prime Video's 'Fallout' TV Series". Film Music Reporter. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  16. ^ Rivera, Joshua (August 23, 2023). "Amazon's 'Fallout' TV show is set in Los Angeles, which is suspiciously close to New Vegas". Polygon. Archived from the original on August 23, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.

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