The first season of the television adaptation of Fallout is now out, but will it be renewed for a second season? Read on to find out all the details.
All eight episodes of the adaptation of the video game franchise arrived on Amazon Prime Video on April 10, and many fans and critics have given the show positive reviews.
It stars Ella Purnell (Yellowjackets, Army of the Dead) as Lucy, a young woman who leaves her nuclear bunker to venture out into the wasteland of post-apocalyptic Los Angeles to look for her father, played by Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet).
In a three-star review of the series, NME wrote that “Fallout takes a bit of time to settle on a tone. While it initially leans heavily on slapstick humour, there’s a steady improvement when these gags become fewer and more outlandish,” adding: “It’s a shame that everything takes so long to come together, because by the time it does, you’ll be thoroughly hooked.”
The success of Fallout has seen a spike in interest in the Fallout games, with Fallout 4 reaching an all-time high of concurrent players over the weekend on Steam.
A number of artists who feature on the 1950s-themed soundtrack to the show, including Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby and Johnny Cash, have also seen their streaming numbers increase dramatically.
Will there be a Fallout season two?
It was announced last week (April 18) that Amazon Prime Video have renewed Fallout for a second season (via Variety).
Amazon MGM Studios head Jennifer Salke confirmed the news: ““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.”
“We are thrilled to announce season two after only one week out and take viewers even farther into the surreal world of Fallout.”
The show’s executive producers Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy gave praise to showrunners Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner to celebrate the news, saying: “Praise be to our insanely brilliant showrunners, Geneva and Graham, to our kick-ass 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.”
