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