Good news for all Fallout fans: The classic game series is now coming to TV. Amazon Studios and the creators of “Westworld” have teamed up to work on the project.
Fallout as a series: A vast, post-apocalyptic wasteland, mutants, and lone wanderers – it’s no surprise that this setting is suitable for a series. After all, there are plenty of exciting stories within the Fallout games that are worth experiencing.
Apparently, Amazon agrees, as their studios have now secured the rights to the franchise. “Fallout is an iconic global franchise with legions of fans worldwide and a rich, deeply engaging story that drives them,” explained Albert Cheng from Amazon Studios in an official statement: “We’re excited to bring Fallout to television alongside Bethesda.” There’s even a little teaser already:
And for that, they have brought on exciting people – namely producer duo Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy from Kilter Films, who are also behind the series Westworld.
Westworld creators as “the perfect storytellers”
These are the producers: Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan, whose brother Christopher Nolan most recently showcased some of his films in Fortnite, have made a big splash with Westworld.
The series is about a theme park populated by so-called synthetic “Hosts.” These are lifelike copies of human beings – almost like the “Synths” from Fallout 4.
Real people come to Westworld to experience exciting adventures – initially only in a Wild West world, later also in other settings. It’s essentially a vast role-playing game – except, the park is surrounded by a dark secret and not everything is as it seems.
A little bit of video game DNA is therefore present in the series, especially the desert from the first season somewhat resembles Fallout.
The two producers could be just the right people for such a series and seem to know the games well: “Fallout is one of the greatest game series of all time. Each chapter of this wildly imaginative story has cost us countless hours that we could have spent with family and friends,” explained Nolan and Joy.
Todd Howard from Bethesda Game Studios also emphasizes how happy they are with the choice: “In the last ten years, we’ve looked at many possibilities to bring Fallout to the screen,” said Howard: “But from the moment I first spoke with Jonah and Lisa a few years ago, it was clear that they and the team at Kilter would do it right.”
One can only hope that the series does justice to the game series. Amazon has already shown that they can produce great series with some exclusives. However, the video game division at Amazon recently had less luck with Crucible.
