The curse that had followed games being adapted into movies or television series seems to have lifted for a while, and the upcoming Fallout TV show looks to continue the upward spiral.
With the massive success of HBO’s The Last of Us and Netflix’s Arcane, gaming stories are finally making their proper way into other mediums, and much of the reason for that is the increased faithfulness that the creators have started adhering to while adapting a piece of beloved source material, even when they put their own spins on it.
Keeping the trend alive, the creator of the Amazon Prime series has suggested that the show will take place in the same universe as the games, which is something fans of the franchise will probably appreciate.
The Fallout Show Isn’t Going to Be a Typical Adaptation
In a conversation with Total Film magazine, the creator of the Fallout TV show, Jonathan Nolan, spoke in detail about what fans of the franchise can expect from the upcoming series. Considering the fact that the fourth and last mainline numbered game was released nearly nine years ago in 2015, one comment by Nolan stood out from the rest.
The Amazon Prime show does not look like it is going to be a typical adaptation because it will apparently carve its own path in the games’ universe.
The Fallout TV series creator stated that it is “almost like we’re Fallout 5,” which gives Jonathan Nolan a lot more possibilities to explore since the show does not have to be a frame-by-frame carbon copy of the video games. That is not to say that the Amazon Prime series will not be canon, but it will create its own narrative that feels like an authentic continuation after Fallout 4.
The executive producer says that the team is extremely “excited about an original story” and that it has had a conversation about it with Bethesda Game Studios director Todd Howard, who seems to be on board with the fresh concept.
Nolan Compares the Upcoming Fallout Series With Batman
What sets the franchise apart is that there is a lot going on in its universe, and one can create countless stories out of it because of its huge potential.
Which is why Jonathan Nolan states that the Prime TV series “is closest to the work we did in adapting Batman” due to the possibilities being endless as “there is no canonical version of it, so you’re free to invent your own.”
The show creator is aware that every game in the series follows its own story, setting, and characters while sticking to a core concept, which is what the upcoming television show aims to do as well.
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