When it was confirmed in July 2020 that Bethesda had reached an agreement with Amazon Studios and that Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy would be the producers a Fallout series The creation of this new product naturally caused a huge stir, especially among the franchise's massive fan base.
As the media news portal “Deadline“As announced, production on the Fallout adaptation is slated to begin this year and will also be directed by Jonathan Nolan. Nolan, who previously produced Westworld and directed three episodes himself, will once again be at the helm.”
He has also brought Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Tomb Raider, Captain Marvel) and Graham Wagner (The Office, Silicon Valley) on board as the head of his writing team. With support from Kilter Games, Bethesda Game Studios, and Bethesda Softworks, the next big series hit is expected to be created here in 2022.
Todd Howard of Bethesda Game Studios said the following about the planned project:
Over the past ten years, we've explored several avenues for bringing Fallout to television. From the moment I first spoke with Jonah and Lisa a few years ago, I knew they and the Kilter team were the perfect fit for the project. We're huge fans of their work and couldn't be more excited to be working with them and Amazon Studios.
Success is not automatically guaranteed.
Of course, caution is advised with this production as well. Firstly, we are still in the midst of a pandemic where virtually nothing is set in stone. Under normal circumstances, the series should be released in 2023 or 2024, but only if everything goes according to plan.
On the other hand, one shouldn't forget how tricky it actually is to adapt a popular video game franchise into a series or film. Aside from a few successes like... The WitcherThe possibility of a flop cannot be ruled out. It remains to be seen how Fallout will fare on Amazon.
