At a glance
Expert’s Rating
Our Verdict
Fallout’s second season retains the charm, action and pacing of its first season, deepening the lore of the games and introducing us to new locations and characters. Even if it is slightly overstuffed, it’s a fun time in the wasteland.
Fallout proved a sensation for Amazon when it first released in 2024. With the game series delighting fans since 1997, across several console generations, there were (of course) nerves about whether the franchise could make a smooth transition to the small screen.
Showrunners Graham Wagner & Geneva Robertson-Dworet proved doubters wrong, delivering one of the finest video game adaptations of all time. It honoured the legacy of the games with plenty of references for eagle-eyed fans, while expanding the post-apocalyptic world and introducing us to a string of new, well-rounded characters, including Ella Purnell’s Lucy Maclean and Walton Goggins’ scene-stealing Ghoul, who had been the screen star Cooper Howard in another life.
With such a huge success for the first season, the question is now whether the show’s sophomore season could live up to the hype, particularly drawing from New Vegas, one of the most loved entries in the game series. Read on for my spoiler-free thoughts on the season.
It makes for a gripping, tense watch that never skimps on its bloody violence
Ella Purnell, Walton Goggins
Welcome to New Vegas
One of the main differences between this season and the first is the introduction of New Vegas, one of the most iconic locales in the game series. It certainly adds an extra dynamic and introduces further mysteries. The aesthetic offers a welcome change from the remnants New California Republic of the first season. On Lucy and The Ghouls’ journey in pursuit of her father Hank (Kyle MacLachlan), we encounter plenty of memorable characters and organisations that are constantly surprising and dangerous in equal measure. The wasteland has certainly not become any safer between seasons.
Tensions start to escalate
Winning additions to the ensemble
Should you watch Fallout season 2?
