The wildly popular post-apocalyptic world of Fallout has fallen firmly into Amazon’s Prime video streaming dominion, with the debut season of the live-action TV adaptation being heralded as one of the most faithful video game translations yet. And according to the show’s creators, they’re just getting started exploring the game’s irradiated American wasteland over multiple seasons.
In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Fallout showrunners Graham Wagner and Geneva Robertson-Dworet offered insight into their ambitions for the fledgling series’ future. While coyly joking about churning out “a billion seasons” to evade specifics, Wagner revealed they’ve seriously discussed stretching the nuclear apocalypse saga across either a three or five season arc.
“Given the success of the show, five is suddenly feeling a little more appealing,” Wagner admitted. However, he cautioned that the “temperamental” entertainment industry requires a flexible mindset. “We kind of have to go into each season being like, ‘This is our last.'”
Despite that tentative approach, the creative team seems optimistic about building upon the solid narrative and production foundations laid in season one. “We have sets, assets, visual effects that are already done,” Wagner explained. “We are hitting the ground running this season. We’re going to be pedal to the metal to get season two out as fast as humanly possible.”
Robertson-Dworet echoed that sentiment, revealing they already have a wealth of storylines and ideas that didn’t make the cut for season one. “There are so many things we wanted to do…where we were like, ‘That would be amazing, let’s do that in Season 2,'” she said. “We’re excited to get to now do those now.”
So where might this ambitious multi-season journey through the wasteland lead? Potential clues lie in the critically acclaimed 2010 game Fallout: New Vegas, and its enigmatic antagonist Robert House. The CEO of RobCo and secret VaultTec council member was introduced in season one, with clear ties to both the protagonist’s fractured family and her mysterious ghoul ally.
Could the show’s titular “Fallout” next encompass the iconic Sin City-inspired Mojave setting while exploring House’s nefarious agenda? It would certainly provide fertile new ground to depict conflicting factions like the Brotherhood of Steel vying for control.
Whatever twisting gambits await, Wagner and Roberton-Dworet seem determined to stay true to the franchise’s rich lore and bleak tonality that resonated so impactfully with fans in season one. With an ambitious five season road map in mind, Amazon’s Fallout appears poised to trudge steadily onward through the nuclear ashes for an extended voyage into the wasteland’s harsh sublime.
