The numbers are in and Fallout is one of Prime Video's most successful television series. The show debuted last week on Amazon's streaming service and became a hit with global audiences.
According to Amazon, Fallout ranked among the service's top three most-watched titles ever and the most-watched season globally since Rings of Power.
As a result, Fallout has been renewed for a second season.
Based on the hit video game franchise of the same name, Prime Video's Fallout adaptation comes from Kilter Films and executive producers Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy. Nolan directed the first three episodes of the season, while Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner served as executive producers, creators, and co-showrunners.
“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. The cast led by Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Walton Goggins, and Kyle MacLachlan have knocked it out of the park!,” said Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon MGM Studios. “We’d like to thank Jonah and Lisa and our friends at Bethesda 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 stars Ella Purnell as Lucy, an optimistic Vault-dweller who is forced to the surface to rescue her kidnapped father. Aaron Moten plays Maximus, a young soldier who serves as a squire in the militaristic faction called the Brotherhood of Steel. Walton Goggins plays the Ghoul, a morally ambiguous bounty hunter who has lived the last 200 years in the post-nuclear world.
The synopsis for the series reads:
Based on one of the greatest video game series of all time, Fallout is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have. Two-hundred years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the irradiated hellscape their ancestors left behind—and are shocked to discover an incredibly complex, gleefully weird, and highly violent universe waiting for them.
“Holy shit. Thank you to Jonah, Kilter, Bethesda and Amazon for having the courage to make a show that gravely tackles all of society's most serious problems these days -- cannibalism, incest, jello cake. More to come!,” said Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner, executive producers, creators, and co-showrunners.
“It’s been one of the most spectacular projects we’ve ever been a part of. Jonah and team did such an incredible job, and we’re overjoyed not just by the reaction to the show, but that we get to work with these amazing people even more,” added Todd Howard, executive producer, Bethesda Game Studios.
All eight episodes of Fallout are currently streaming exclusively on Prime Video. The first season has been met with rave reviews and currently sits at a 94% on Rotten Tomatoes with a 88% average audience score.
"An adaptation that feels like a true extension of the games, Fallout is a post-apocalyptic blast for newcomers and longtime fans alike," the critics consensus reads.