In a future, post-apocalyptic Los Angeles brought about by nuclear decimation, citizens must live in underground bunkers to protect themselves from radiation, mutants and bandits.In a future, post-apocalyptic Los Angeles brought about by nuclear decimation, citizens must live in underground bunkers to protect themselves from radiation, mutants and bandits.In a future, post-apocalyptic Los Angeles brought about by nuclear decimation, citizens must live in underground bunkers to protect themselves from radiation, mutants and bandits.
- Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 14 wins & 75 nominations total
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Summary
Reviewers say 'Fallout' TV series is acclaimed for its faithful post-apocalyptic setting, dark humor, and intricate characters. The show is celebrated for its meticulous attention to detail, immersive world, and compelling performances. However, some critics note pacing problems, underdeveloped characters, and inconsistent tone. The series delves into survival, morality, and human consequences, generally regarded as a successful adaptation that respects the original material while providing new narratives.
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Much better than expected
Surprisingly good and well made show. It looks like well thought out and planned too.
Characters have depth, stories and back stories, acting is good, production value is high. Accuracy to the world of Fallout is immaculate. The world of Fallout is being introduced to TV quite well, and the story is slowly expanding. Occasionaly overly intricate, while the good side of that, is that following seasons will continue on story-rich.
Use of practical props and amount those made for the show is admirable.
Show as a whole with no major flaws, can be upgraded to even higher levels.
Characters have depth, stories and back stories, acting is good, production value is high. Accuracy to the world of Fallout is immaculate. The world of Fallout is being introduced to TV quite well, and the story is slowly expanding. Occasionaly overly intricate, while the good side of that, is that following seasons will continue on story-rich.
Use of practical props and amount those made for the show is admirable.
Show as a whole with no major flaws, can be upgraded to even higher levels.
Great show
This show is very entertaining, plot is also very good, acting is amazing. I love the development between characters and the way they interact. This show adds a bit of everything to the show as for examples action, bit of horror, comedy, thriller aspects. Show it keeps u engaged the whole time. Great show.
Prompts perceptiveness
In all the chaos, the gore, various quests, missions, side missions, side quests, all the sidelines and sidetracks, fun, occasional silliness and simplicity, and all the rest that is a Fallout trait, the show has another Fallout trait that is "covertly playing" comprehensive, quite extensive, omnipresent even, and ubiquitous main story..
A real breath of fresh air
Fallout might just be the best show on TV out there.
The world-building, the sense of adventure, the performances are all top notch. I really love the '50s sound track (what show couldn't use a little Johnny Cash now and then?) and the quirky sense of humour that lightens the mood.
What really sets this show apart though are the characters. If you've been watching any sci-fi or fantasy fiction over the last decade or so, you can't help but notice the number of girlbosses out there - basically young women who are inexplicably good at everything, who never face any real challenges and frequently have their best moments at the expense of their blundering male compatriots.
Well, Lucy MacLean is no girlboss. She's intelligent, resourceful and brave - heroic, even - but she also starts off the show as hopelessly out of her depth, makes serious mistakes and has to learn from those around her like Maximus to survive.
Maximus himself has a great arc, starting off as a squire desperate to prove himself and becoming a battle-hardened warrior by the end of the first season.
All of which is to say that these are heroes you can genuinely root for, which isn't something you can say about many shows nowadays.
And what can you say about the Ghoul? Honestly, you could watch the show just for him.
The world-building, the sense of adventure, the performances are all top notch. I really love the '50s sound track (what show couldn't use a little Johnny Cash now and then?) and the quirky sense of humour that lightens the mood.
What really sets this show apart though are the characters. If you've been watching any sci-fi or fantasy fiction over the last decade or so, you can't help but notice the number of girlbosses out there - basically young women who are inexplicably good at everything, who never face any real challenges and frequently have their best moments at the expense of their blundering male compatriots.
Well, Lucy MacLean is no girlboss. She's intelligent, resourceful and brave - heroic, even - but she also starts off the show as hopelessly out of her depth, makes serious mistakes and has to learn from those around her like Maximus to survive.
Maximus himself has a great arc, starting off as a squire desperate to prove himself and becoming a battle-hardened warrior by the end of the first season.
All of which is to say that these are heroes you can genuinely root for, which isn't something you can say about many shows nowadays.
And what can you say about the Ghoul? Honestly, you could watch the show just for him.
Pleasantly Surprised
I'm a huge fan out the Fallout IP (up until they released the absolute mess known as Fallout 76). They rank up there as some of my favourite video games of all time.
When I heard Amazon were going to adapt a TV series I was horrified. I expected a hot diverse mess (I still get shivers down my spine thinking about what Netflix did to Resident Evil). So much so that I waited months after release to watch it, only because a few friends of mine assured me it wasn't a diverse mess. Thankfully, they were right. It was brilliant! True to it's source material and extremely clever storyline.
Acting was brilliant. I particularly enjoyed 'the journey' that Ella Purnell's character went through. This is a series of mystery and discovery. It posed enough question to keep me interested and solved them all in a fantastic final episode.
I did find it a bit slow to get going, after 3 episodes I was on the fence. But it is worth sticking with. You will be rewarded at the end. I really hope it gets another series.
When I heard Amazon were going to adapt a TV series I was horrified. I expected a hot diverse mess (I still get shivers down my spine thinking about what Netflix did to Resident Evil). So much so that I waited months after release to watch it, only because a few friends of mine assured me it wasn't a diverse mess. Thankfully, they were right. It was brilliant! True to it's source material and extremely clever storyline.
Acting was brilliant. I particularly enjoyed 'the journey' that Ella Purnell's character went through. This is a series of mystery and discovery. It posed enough question to keep me interested and solved them all in a fantastic final episode.
I did find it a bit slow to get going, after 3 episodes I was on the fence. But it is worth sticking with. You will be rewarded at the end. I really hope it gets another series.
"Fallout" Cast In and Out of Character
"Fallout" Cast In and Out of Character
Walton Goggins, Ella Purnell, and more ""Fallout" stars in and out of character.
Did you know
- TriviaThe series is set within the same continuity as the video game franchise but will be an original story. Executive producer Todd Howard said he wanted to avoid adapting the video games.
To note, Todd Howard is not the original creator of the Fallout game series. Initially the Fallout games were developed by Black Isle Studios and published by Interplay Productions. Fallout (1997), and its sequel Fallout 2: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game (1998), were created by Tim Cain & Christopher Taylor as a spiritual successor to Interplay's 1988 game Wasteland. In 2004, Bethesda Softworks first licensed the rights to Fallout to develop Fallout 3 (2008), with Todd Howard being the producer and director. Shortly after this Interplay began experiencing financial difficulties, leading to them selling the entire Fallout IP (intellectual property rights) to Bethesda in 2007.
- Crazy creditsEach episode, Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner alternate top billing as series creators. For episodes that they also wrote, the second-billed creator is the first-billed writer.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Tyrone Magnus: Fallout - Teaser Trailer | Prime Video | Reaction! (2023)
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- 1h(60 min)
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- 2.39 : 1
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