It’s been a year and a half since audiences last saw Prime Video’s critically acclaimed sci-fi series, *Fallout*. But if the early promotional material is any indication, the second season will be more than worth the wait.
As viewers look ahead to the imminent return of Ella Purnell’s Lucy, Aaron Moten’s Maximus, and Walton Goggins’ gunslinging Ghoul, the series’ showrunners are openly addressing what fans can expect from the upcoming season.
Set 15 years after the events of 2010’s *Fallout: New Vegas*, season two will feature a multitude of references and nods to its video game counterpart. This has sparked curiosity among fans, with some wondering if the new season will present a definitive canonical ending for *New Vegas*.
However, series creator and showrunner Geneva Robertson-Dworet, along with executive producer Jonathan Nolan, told IGN that this will not be the case.
Rather than settling on one of the many multiple endings available in *New Vegas*, Nolan explained that Robertson-Dworet and co-showrunner Graham Wagner took “the fog of war approach” to the game’s conclusion.
Robertson-Dworet elaborated, “This was a really early decision that Graham and Jonah, and I made together. We wanted to try, as much as possible in our show, to honor all gamers’ experiences and all the choices they might make as they play the game. So we always wanted to avoid trying to make one canonical ending the ending that led to the events of the show.”
Nolan teased, “We had the delicious idea that at the end of a conflict, 15 years down the line, every faction might think they won, which I think has a bit of a poetic quality to it.”
Adding to that, Robertson-Dworet said, “It’s like, the story of history depends on who you ask. That was the idea.”
With this intriguing approach, *Fallout* season two promises to respect the rich and varied experiences fans have had while playing *New Vegas*, creating a layered and compelling continuation of the story.
https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/richard-chachowski/fallout-season-2-is-finally-tackling-new-vegas-but-not-the-way-fans-expect
