Self-proclaimed fan of the original video games, co-writer and showrunner Graham Wagner (Portlandia) ventured into the Wasteland for Prime Video's Fallout adaptation series with writing partner Geneva Roberston-Dworet (Captain Marvel) during the pandemic. After partnering with Westworld creator Jonathan Nolan, the show is finally releasing to Prime Video, with all eight episodes dropping on April 11 for easy binging. However, it's no secret that streaming is a tricky beast, so in order to free that potential Season 2 from a vault, Wagner and the creative team behind the show had to be strategic.
Gone are the days of regularly scheduled programming. Now, it typically comes down to the choice between weekly episode releases in the hopes of luring in viewers or offering up a full season to binge-watch. During this interview with Collider's Steve Weintraub, Wagner discusses the pros and cons of both methods in a new television frontier, how much of the post-apocalyptic story they had fleshed out, how he hopes to "shrink the gap" should they get a Season 2, and how Bethesda had a hand in the series, creatively.
Adapted from the video game franchise, Fallout stars Ella Purnell (Yellowjackets) as Lucy the Vault Dweller, Aaron Moten (Disjointed) as Maximus in the Brotherhood of Steel, and Walton Goggins (Justified) as The Ghoul. The trio offer different perspectives, similar to the gameplay, across what's left of an irradiated United States full of fearsome creatures, bizarre weapons, and unique characters.
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