Fallout co–showrunner Geneva Robertson-Dworet has confirmed that the series’ New Vegas–set second season won’t declare any single Fallout: New Vegas ending as canon. Speaking in a recent interview, she explained that the team worked closely with Bethesda’s Todd Howard and executive producer Jonathan Nolan to ensure the show doesn’t override players’ individual choices from the 2010 RPG. She said:
“The discussions Todd, Jonathan, and the whole creative team had was that we wanted to avoid making one particular ending correct from any of the games.”
The decision continues Prime Video’s stance that the series is canon within the Fallout universe, while still respecting the games’ branching narratives.
New Vegas, New Rules for ‘Fallout’ Season 2
Season 2 will take the story to New Vegas but will not cement which ending players reach as the Courier. In Obsidian’s classic RPG, fans could side with the New California Republic or Caesar’s Legion in the bid for Hoover Dam, support Mr. House and his long-term plans for the Mojave, or wipe the slate clean under the independent Yes Man route. Each ending dramatically reshapes the region, but Robertson-Dworet says the show wants to leave those possibilities intact. “We wanted, wherever possible, to basically say that any player’s experiences and the choices they made might have happened leading up to the show,” she said.
“Of course, there might be moments that contradict that, but that was our intention, because we didn’t want to contradict anyone’s experiences playing the games.”
To avoid choosing a definitive outcome, Season 2 is set about 15 years after the events of Fallout: New Vegas. That gap lets the writers acknowledge the game’s story while presenting a version of New Vegas changed by time, conflict, and shifting faction power. “Vegas is not exactly as you remember it, because naturally, in the wasteland, there’s constantly shifts,” Robertson-Dworet explained. “Some things fans will recognize as very much the same, but other things have changed.” She added that any deviations from the game should feel intentional. “I hope when they say we have changed things from how it was in the game, they understand there’s an implied story there we hope they think is delicious and fun.”
Fallout Season 2 premieres on Prime Video December 17.
Release Date
April 10, 2024
Showrunner
Lisa Joy, Jonathan Nolan
Writers
Lisa Joy, Jonathan Nolan
Franchise(s)
Fallout
