Fans of the Amazon Fallout television show can start marking their calendars for when they will finally be able to sit down and enjoy Season 2 of the smash-hit video game adaptation. Season 1 of Fallout on Prime Video was met with overwhelmingly positive reception from critics and audiences alike, even earning it the title of Best Adaptation at The Game Awards 2024, and with a new setting and fresh cast members readying to welcome audiences back into the world of retrofuturistic America, the TV series is only hours away from dropping its next episode.
The first teaser trailer for Fallout Season 2 received massive enthusiasm from both gaming and TV fans, as early rumors of the hit television series starring Ella Purnell, Walton Goggins, and Aaron Moten making the move to the post-apocalyptic New Vegas were fully confirmed. Fallout has also revealed that beloved actors Macaulay Culkin (Home Alone) and Kumail Nanjiani (Silicon Valley) are set to join a growing cast of relatable characters, and the wait to see how the show progresses the story and evolves to introduce New Vegas is almost over.
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Fallout Season 2 Episode Release Dates & Times
- Episode 1: December 16 at 9pm ET / 6pm PT
- Episode 2: December 24 at 3am ET / 12am PT
- Episode 3: December 31 at 3am ET / 12am PT
- Episode 4: January 7 at 3am ET / 12am PT
- Episode 5: January 14 at 3am ET / 12am PT
- Episode 6: January 21 at 3am ET / 12am PT
- Episode 7: January 28 at 3am ET / 12am PT
- Episode 8: February 4 at 3am ET / 12am PT
Following similar formatting to Season 1 of Fallout on Prime Video, Season 2 will consist of 8 total episodes. However, the biggest noticeable change is that the show will be moving to a weekly release schedule, as opposed to the entire season dropping at once for maximum binging. Some fans have voiced unhappiness with the shift, since it will require a multi-month-long subscription to Amazon Prime instead of a single-month payment to watch every episode. Others have responded positively, with many grateful that it will be much easier to avoid having the entire season spoiled by fans who watch the show all in one sitting and discussing major plot points before others even have a chance to experience it for themselves.
Another key quirk to the Fallout Season 2 release schedule is the premiere episode dropping at 9pm ET / 6pm PT while all subsequent episodes will be midnight PT releases. Fallout Season 2, Episode 1 was originally planned to release on December 17 but has been moved up to December 16, though this does result in an 8-day wait for Episode 2 to drop on December 24. While the longer-than-average wait may be challenging for some, it does give fans the opportunity to enjoy multiple re-watches to spot Easter eggs and the finer details of bringing a video game to life. Season 1 certainly had more than its fair share of game references for longtime fans to discover, and Season 2 will no doubt include even more special tidbits for audiences to find.
As audiences prepare for Fallout Season 2, many are looking forward to finally seeing some of the most memorable locations, characters, and enemies from the Fallout: New Vegas video game, including the New Vegas strip, Mr. House, Caesar's Legion, Deathclaws, and more. One of the biggest concerns about the direction of the show is whether it will tie directly into one of the multiple endings in the New Vegas game or if the TV series will establish its own cannon storyline. Only time will tell how everything unfolds, as Fallout Season 2, Episode 1 drops at 9pm ET / 6pm PT on December 16 and kicks off a new post-apocalyptic journey for Lucy, the Ghoul, Maximus, and their upcoming new friends and foes.
- Release Date
- April 10, 2024
- Network
- Amazon Prime Video
- Showrunner
- Lisa Joy, Jonathan Nolan
- Directors
- Frederick E. O. Toye, Wayne Che Yip, Stephen Williams, Liz Friedlander, Jonathan Nolan, Daniel Gray Longino, Clare Kilner
- Writers
- Lisa Joy, Jonathan Nolan
Cast
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Ella PurnellLucy MacLean -
Aaron MotenMaximus
- Franchise(s)
- Fallout
- Creator(s)
- Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Graham Wagner
