Just as Lucy, the star of Fallout, continues to learn about the decimated world around her, so too has its streamer, Prime Video. After inexplicably breaking its own mold and releasing the entire first season of the show at once, season two will be released weekl. It premieres on December 17, “with the eight-episode season rolling out with one new episode weekly until the season finale on February 4,” according to a press release.
Hallelujah! The first season of the show was a massive success for the streamer, but it also came and went from the cultural conversation much sooner than it usually would because the whole thing dropped at once. What made the decision even more confusing is that Prime Video doesn’t usually do that. The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power, Wheel of Time (RIP), Invincible, The Boys—most of its big genre shows were released weekly. Then here comes Fallout, one of the most highly anticipated video game adaptations ever, made by the same people who made Westworld, and they all dropped all at once. That would’ve made sense if it sucked, but clearly, it did not.
Basically, the choice made no sense then, and it makes no sense now, but it’s in the past. And, to be perfectly honest, it kind of worked. According to Amazon, “To date, Fallout season one has amassed more than 100 million viewers worldwide, ranking among the service’s top three most-watched titles ever.” Take that, every other show on Prime Video except two.
Now, with Fallout season two, fans will be able to dig into each episode, week by week, as we follow Lucy (Ella Purnell), the Ghoul (Walton Goggins), and so many others through the post-apocalyptic world based on the Bethesda video game franchise. We’ll have much more as we approach the December 17 premiere.
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