Adaptation fallout, derived from a very popular video game saga, has just been put online. And it is a great critical success.
This is one of the events of the month of April: fallout, a series derived from a cult video game saga, is opening up to a new audience. Like all adaptations of the genre, the ambitions and expectations are high, and the risks immense. The very first game fallout was released in 1997 and the episodes that followed underwent many developments.
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The series is supervised by the Bethesda studio, Jonathan Nolan (Christopher Nolan's brother) and Lisa Joy. This duo is at the origin of several successes, such as Westworld (at least, in the first seasons). The video game universe, which depicts a twisted post-apocalyptic world, is respected in its various mythological elements, like the humorous tone. In any case, the series has received extremely positive reviews from all sides, from the public and the media.
Is the Fallout series a strict adaptation of the video game?
This is not a strict adaptation of any of the games in the franchise. Jonathan Nolan and his screenwriters use the world of video games, but tell another story. Todd Howard, Head of Titles Fallout 3 And Fallout 4confided on this subject (via a podcast): “ It may refer to things seen in the games, but it is not a strict adaptation of the games. It exists in the same world, but has its own narrative to enrich it. »
Series fallout takes place in Los Angeles in 2296, 200 years after an apocalypse that irradiated the surface of the planet. It follows a survivor forced to leave her fallout shelter to explore the wastelands, in order to find her father. On the surface, we find: ghouls, giant insects, a quasi-religious military organization…
The series, on the other hand, expands the universe of games. Thus, the famous Vault Boy, Vault Tec's mascot in the games, becomes a full-fledged character in the adaptation, with a human face and an origin story.
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Who is the cast of the Fallout series produced by Amazon?
The casting of the series falloutwe find some familiar faces:
- Ella Purnell will play Lucy, a member of Vault 33 who will discover the ravages of the apocalypse;
- Kyle MacLachlan will play Hank, Lucy's father in charge of Vault 33;
- Walton Goggins will play a bounty hunter with a scarred face (he no longer has a nose) and a mysterious past;
- Aarton Moten will don the armor of Maximus, a young soldier who works for the Brotherhood of Steel, responsible for ensuring order in the wastelands.
We also find Johnny Pemberton, Rodrigo Luzzi, Annabel O'Hagan and Moisés Arias.
How many episodes for Fallout season 1?
The first season of fallout has 8 episodes.
Where to watch Fallout streaming?
Will the Fallout series have a season 2?
Amazon has not confirmed anything regarding a second season of fallout, but the idea is to offer several. Everything will depend on success, knowing that the very extensive universe of fallout lends itself to the development of many different stories.
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