Amazon is hoping that the popularity of shows like Westworld, The Expanse, and Stranger Things and their ending or approaching end, leaves a void within the adult sci-fi television genre that the Fallout TV series can successfully fill.
Meanwhile, the question on the minds of gamers is whether Prime Video's Fallout will be closer to HBO's The Last of Us or Paramount's Halo? As Amazon unleashes the video game adaptation's first teaser trailer, there's growing optimism that it might be the former.
Check out the footage below and share your thoughts in the comment section.
Over the course of more than two decades, the Fallout video game franchise has amassed a substantial and loyal fan base. This makes it a perfect target for Amazon, who are always looking for new content to entice and retain users.
Amazon has also done a great job adapting a number of TV series from a wide range of genres, such as The Wheel of Time, Invincible, and The Boys. This suggests that Amazon has the resources necessary to create a successful Fallout television series, which should satisfy even the harshest skeptics within the Fallout video game fanbase.
Kilter Films is in charge of producing the show, while Jonathan Nolan (Westworld), Lisa Joy (Burn Notice, Westworld), and Athena Wickham are the executive producers alongside Bethesda's Todd Howard and James Altman.
The showrunners are Graham Wagner (Silicon Valley) and Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Captain Marvel, Tomb Raider).
Set in the aftermath of a nuclear war, the show will follow the stories of several survivors as they attempt to start over in a post-apocalyptic world.
The Fallout video game series from Bethesda is well-known for its open-world gameplay, in-depth narratives, and endearing characters. With more than 50 million copies sold globally, the series has also been successful on the gaming side.
The series is confirmed to star Walton Goggins (Justified), Ella Purnell (Yellowjackets, Arcane), Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks, Dune 1984), Xelia Mendes-Jones (The Wheel of Time), Aaron Moten (Native Son, Emancipation), and Mike Doyle (Law & Order: SVU).
About Prime Video's Fallout
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. 200 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. From executive producers Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, the creators of Westworld, starring Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Walton Goggins and more. Arriving April 12 on Prime Video.