Amazon’s upcoming Fallout series continues the recent trend of adapting beloved video game titles for film and TV. The past year saw the huge success of this genre in both mediums with The Last of Us and The Super Mario Bros. Movie. The upcoming series promises yet another thrilling and entertaining adaptation.
The series is the next big project from the duo of Westworld, Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan. Fans have been wondering what the series’ approach to the game will be and are very wary of the faithful nature of the adaptations. Nolan recently made an interesting statement about the series which has been appreciated by fans online.
Jonathan Nolan Believes Trying to Please Fans Is a Foolish Approach for Fallout
Amazon is gearing up with their next big title which is the upcoming Fallout series, based on the popular video game series of the same name. Jonathan Nolan and his team are a new spin to the story and are bringing a new story set in the world of the games. Nolan, who also directed various episodes of the series recently talked about how he approached the series.
Nolan explained that trying to please the fans of the games was something that he got rid of entirely. He believed that this was an impossible task. Instead, he focused on making the best version of the show by incorporating elements that he felt were essential to the story. He told T3,
“I don’t think you really can set out to please the fans of anything, Or please anyone other than yourself. I think you have to come into this trying to make the show that you want to make and trusting that, as fans of the game [ourselves], we would find the pieces that were essential to us… and try to do the best version.”
Fans on X appreciated Nolan’s take on adapting pre-existing material. Many agreed with Nolan’s views that people will always find faults with an adaptation whether it’s faithful to the source material or not. Here are some of the reactions on X,
He’s not wrong tbh. No matter how well you follow the source material, there will always be people not happy
— Truly Pete (72%)👽 🔜 Some Rave Eventually (@AStateofPete) March 17, 2024
I said to myself that I hope this isn't a show just full of fan service and no other essence of story building. But at the same time fans of the games will be harsh on the show regardless. Hopefully there's a balance.
— Eddie (@OHMYDIAZ) March 17, 2024
I trust Jonathan Nolan 100%.
— Eric Pellinen (@EricPellinen) March 17, 2024
More directors need to think this way
— ValiantReaper (@ValiantReaper) March 17, 2024
It’s a smart approach!
— Chris (@PositivelyChris) March 17, 2024
Judging from the trailer and the promotional material, the series promises a spectacular world with exciting setup and characters. It remains to be seen whether Nolan manages to stick the lancing with the series.
Jonathan Nolan Has Ideas for Future Seasons of Fallout
Jonathan Nolan is gearing up for his next big series at Amazon with the upcoming Fallout series. With the first season premiering next month, fans are wondering whether it’ll spawn multiple seasons to tell more stories. It seems the makers have big ideas for the future.
In an interview with IGN. The developer/director of the series teased that he’s had conversations with his team about future seasons but does not want to jinx it just yet. He wants to deliver a terrific first season for the time being and thinks about future seasons based on the reception of the first season. He said,
“A little bit. Oh, I think you have to be careful not to get the cart before the horse, right? Our main goal is to deliver one terrific season of television, but I think there’s a conversation in the conversation with Todd from the beginning about telling an original story within the Fallout universe, which seemed like a unique possibility given the way that the games work. But also the question of how that larger story would play season to season was something that we started a conversation with Graham Wagner and Geneva Robertson-Dworet early about that.”
The upcoming series has an ensemble cast including Ella Purnell, Walton Goggins, and Aaron Moten. The series cast includes Moisés Arias, Kyle MacLachlan, Sarita Choudhury, and Michael Emerson. The series will premiere all 8 episodes on April 11, 2024, on Amazon Prime.
