Falloutseason 1’s resounding success meant Prime was always likely to renew the show for another run of episodes, and a second season brings with it a massive franchise milestone. AlthoughtheFalloutshow brought the franchise to a new audience,Fallout games have been in production since 1997. Despite the series running for such a long time,Falloutis still lacking something that can finally be realized when Ella Purnell comes back to lead theFalloutcast.
Amazon brilliantly decided that theworld ofFalloutwould be one big saga, which means the TV show is set within the same canon as the games.The new medium has allowedFalloutto be explored in new waysthat weren’t possible before, and the show follows all the same rules and logic as the games. This meansFalloutseason 1 includes scenes that confusingly abide by the source material’s video game rules, but it just adds to the show’s overall charm and uniqueness. WhenFalloutseason 2 airs, the adaptation will break even more new ground.
Fallout Season 2 Will Be The Franchise’s First Direct Continuation Of The Same Story
Amazon is finally putting an end to an unfortunate Fallout trend
All theFalloutgames are self-contained narratives, despite the fact they all share the same continuity and use the same fictional world as a narrative sandbox. So,there’s never been a trueFalloutsequel made. Therefore,Falloutseason 2is the first franchise entry to pick up a story where the previous installment left off. This is pretty surprising given the age of the franchise and how much content there is, and it makes the wait forFalloutseason 2 especially agonizing.
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Just because there hasn’t been aFalloutsequel before now doesn’t mean there haven’t been plans to make one. For example,2004’sFallout: Brotherhood of Steelgame was supposed to receive a follow-up, but it was canceled. The second game was also going to incorporate elements ofFallout Tactics 2, which was another abandonedFalloutsequel that would have continued the events of 2001’sFallout Tactics. Thankfully, Amazon has stepped in and helped to lift this curse of never quite managing to make a directFalloutsequel.
Why Amazon’s Fallout Show Is Ripe For Continuation (& The Games Aren’t)
The Fallout games often have more than one ending
Ella Purnell’sLucy MacLean has become the face of the franchise thatFallouthas never had. The protagonists in the games are customizable by the player and therefore don’t have a set appearance. Furthermore, the source material avatars don’t even have names beyond vague titles like Vault Dweller and Lone Wanderer. This is to keep the gaming experience as open as possible, which isn’t necessary in the format of a TV show. So, fans can become far more invested in Lucy’s journey.
Another reason forFallout’s severe lack of sequels is that the games' storylines are often very fluid.
Another reason forFallout’s severe lack of sequels is that the games' storylines are often very fluid. They can even have multiple endings, which makes a follow-up very tricky, as one specific ending would need to be chosen as canon, which could spark an uproar among fans who opted for another conclusion. Amazon’sFallouteffort has avoided this obstacle, as TV shows generally have a linear storyline with no input from the audience.
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Set 200 years after an apocalypse, Fallout follows residents of luxury shelters as they re-enter a post-nuclear world. Confronted with a bizarre and violent landscape, the series explores the stark contrasts between their sheltered existence and the harsh realities of the outside universe.
