Fallout TV series officially confirmed for a second season
Although the news leaked shortly before the show's premiere, the second season of Amazon's Fallout TV series has officially been renewed for a second season. "We are thrilled to announce season two after only one week out and take viewers even farther into the surreal world of ‘Fallout,’” said Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon MGM Studios, as reported by Variety. “The bar was high for lovers of this iconic video game and so far we seem to have exceeded their expectations, while bringing in millions of new fans to the franchise."
The show has gone over very well, getting a 94% approval rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes and an 88% approval rating from audiences. Its popularity has also helped boost sales for the games, with all four of the Bethesda-published titles appearing in the top 10 in game sales across Europe last week. As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, using games sales data that tracks digital and physical game sales across Europe, Fallout 4 was the best-selling game of the week, with the number 8, 9 and 10 spots being taken up by Fallout 76, Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout 3, respectively. Some of the classic CRPG titles appeared on the list as well, with the Fallout Classic Collection clocking in at number 43, Fallout 2 at 57 and the original Fallout at 70. Most of these sales have been on PC, which coincides with SteamDB reporting last week, a few days after the show's debut, that New Vegas, 4 and 76 had more than doubled their concurrent player counts on Steam.
Fallout Shelter, the free-to-play mobile game (also available on PlayStation 4 and Switch), has seen a significant boost as well. Before the show's debut, daily revenue was around $20,000. By April 13, three days after the premiere, it had shot up to $80,000. In that same time frame, daily downloads made a similar meteoric rise, jumping from 20,000 to around 60,000.
Despite all this good news for the Fallout show, it doesn't appear Bethesda has any other adaptations planned. Speaking to IGN at the red carpet premiere, Howard said "There's nothing in the works. Everybody asks, like, about Elder Scrolls, and I keep saying no also."
It's worth noting, however, that he had turned down offers for a Fallout adaptation "for like, a decade," and only became interested after connecting with producer Jonathan Nolan. "It wasn't forced. It was kind of a natural relationship and 'hey, this sounds really cool.' As opposed to, 'we should have a show,' right? It never came from that." While he emphasizes that he'll "probably say no" to offers for more adaptations, Howard seems open to the possibilities if the right creative partnership comes along.
