“Fallout,” another TV series based on a well-known video game brand, became a success. But how often were the adventures in the wasteland watched by viewers? A current report provides us with the first figures.
The first season of the TV series “Fallout” premiered two weeks ago. As has already become apparent in the past few days, this turned out to be a complete success for those responsible.
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The first numbers are now available. As Variety reports, the TV series “Fallout” secured the top spot in the series charts on streaming portals in its premiere week. In the first week alone, the series attracted more than five million viewers.
According to Variety, the series recorded almost 2.5 billion minutes watched over eight episodes. With a total running time of 473 minutes, this corresponds to around 5.2 million views. What is striking is that the number of views increased by a whopping 773 percent after the first two days.
Games benefit from the success of the TV series
Just like it was the case with The Last of Us TV series, benefited Also with “Fallout” the various games benefit from the success of the series adaptation. “Fallout 4,” for example, secured the title last week the best-selling video game in Europe. However, the approaching release of the free next-gen upgrade may also have played a role here.
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Other series spin-offs whose sales figures increased after the start of the TV series include “Fallout 3”, “Fallout: New Vegas” and the online title “Fallout 76”. In a recent tweet, Bethesda Softworks pointed out that “Fallout 76” recently reached a user peak of one million players.
In addition, the publisher confirmed that the entire “Fallout” series was released in the same period five million users recorded at the same time.
First details for the second season confirmed
In the last few days, not only a second season has been added to the TV series announced. We also received the first small details about the content that we can look forward to. For one thing, one of the most terrifying creatures lurking in the wasteland will appear in the second season celebrate their debut.
Unsurprisingly, we are referring here to the Deathclaws, or in German Todeskralenen, who spread fear and terror in various “Fallout” games.
In addition, in the second season the authors would like to go into more detail about the circumstances of the apocalypse and the events that led to the catastrophic war and the use of nuclear weapons.
However, those responsible left it open when the first official details for the second season could be expected.
Source: Variety
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