''Fallout'' is an upcoming

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television series developed by

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and

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for the streaming service

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. It is based on the role-playing video game franchise of the same name created by

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and now owned by

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. The rights to produce a live-action project based on the ''Fallout'' games were purchased by Amazon in 2020, with the show being announced that July alongside the reveal of Kilter Films' involvement. Shortly thereafter, Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan boarded the series as its head writers, and

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producer

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, who had served as director on various games in the series, was signed on to executive produce alongside Joy and Nolan. The duo of

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and Graham Wagner were hired as the series'

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s in January 2022, with

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and

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being cast for the series in February and March, respectively. ''Fallout'' will release on Amazon Prime Video.

Premise

The show depicts the aftermath of a nuclear war in an alternate history of a 1950s-esque

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world.

Cast

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* Xelia Mendes-Jones * Aaron Moten *

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Production

It was announced in July 2020 that a television adaptation of the

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had received a series commitment from

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, with

and

announced to develop the series. In August 2021 interview Joy described the series as “a gonzo, crazy, funny, adventure, and mindfuck like none you’ve ever seen before”. In 2022, production for the series was set to begin sometime that year, with Nolan directing the pilot episode and

and Graham Wagner hired as showrunners for the series. In February,

was cast in a lead role for the series, confirmed to play a currently unnamed

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. In March,

joined the cast. In June,

, Xelia Mendes-Jones and Aaron Moten were added to the cast as series regulars. Filming for the series began on July 5, 2022, with production to take place between

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and

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References

External links

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