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The post-apocalyptic TV show is back to its platform, and it's accurate to state that fans were delightfully shocked by the quality of its debut season. By depicting the atomic-age, nuclear-ravaged United States through the lenses of three different characters, it succeeded in capturing different facets of the gamer's adventure.

We followed vault-dweller Lucy, trying to uphold her morals and learning that the wasteland made that very difficult; Max, the Brotherhood of Steel initiate, who begins to question his faction's dogma and creates significant chaos in mechanized battle suit; and Walton Goggins's character, a breakout character who has long since lost any sense of morality out in the radioactive wilderness.

Setting the Stage for a New Chapter

The show's first season ending disclosed key information about those responsible for the nuclear war that sealed a society in bomb-proof bunkers for centuries. It also left plenty of questions unanswered for the upcoming chapter – and, this time, hopes are much greater.

“We’ll take ‘pretty good’ – let’s get that on a poster,” remarks the show's co-creator.

“Going into the first season, people were like, ‘Just get it right’,” states Todd Howard. “We’re over the moon with the response to the show, so this time people are bringing more eagerness and different expectations.”

The Mojave Beckons for Season Two

The upcoming season is set in New Vegas, the backdrop of the 2010’s game Fallout: New Vegas, which is widely regarded for having the most compelling narratives and cast in the series, despite the fact that it was somewhat buggy at launch.

“It has a desert vibe, a Southwestern essence, that’s so essential to that game,” says Nolan. “That dusty, desolate Route 66 feeling of the game is so much rewarding to incorporate into the show.”

In the series narrative, a considerable period has passed since the story of the New Vegas game by the time the characters make their way there. However, the creators indicate that it will honor the gamer's experience.

The Importance of Physical Sets

The Fallout TV series is notable for its tangible quality – its production team insisted on physical models and locations were constructed, reflecting the improvised nature of the towns in the games.

“Being a genre enthusiast, so many productions I watch, I’m aware that they’re all filmed against a blue screen,” says another of the showrunners. “The primary goal of an adaptation, especially of a video game, is to appear as if it’s real.”

Actually, virtually each creature you see on-screen is real, even the notoriously frightening radioactive creatures known as Deathclaws. In the show, they are portrayed by practical effects, and were by all accounts pretty frightening up close.

Made by Fans, for Fans

The Fallout series works because it is crafted by talented film-makers who are also passionate gamers, alongside the game developers behind the video games. This shared passion for the world is apparent in the final product.

The new batch of episodes is being released on a weekly basis rather than as a binge-able batch, offering a different experience from the previous season. This format will foster a different weekly discussion, a dynamic the team themselves are excited to observe.

“It has more depth, it’s larger in scale, it’s more humorous, it has a lot of revelations,” says Howard. “I can't wait to seeing what people think.”