Fallout is the latest game franchise to leap from an interactive format to a linear and straightforward television series. Prime Video has another successful show, as it collaborated with Bethesda and passionate writers.
The secret to its success was that the showrunners behind it were already fans of the source material and knew how to authentically translate it without overdoing it. The writers spoke about the unique experience of doing a game adaptation and what the future holds.
Fallout Writers Almost Overdid It With Season 1
It can be a daunting task to adapt a beloved franchise to a different format. Fortunately, Prime Video hired Jonah Nolan and his team of writers, who were more than equipped to take on the challenge. The team sat down with TheWrap and shared how the first season came to be and what to expect in the second season.
Even Todd Howard was impressed by the knowledge of the team; Howard is the director of the third and fourth games in the franchise, then served as an executive producer on the show, but didn’t feel the need to intervene.
Geneva Robertson-Dworet knew the lore of the game and revealed the team thought of going all-out but realized it’d be a disservice.
There’s all the greatest hit things, like the most obvious things that people who aren’t even gamers know about ‘Fallout,’ like Nuka, deathclaws, whatever. There are these things that are just so prevalent and we were tempted to do all of them in Season 1.
Perhaps it’s for the best that some things were left untouched until they are given the right opportunity to be explored. Robertson-Dworet continued by saying it’d leave a bad image on the team if it had crammed as much stuff as possible, making the show feel rushed.
But on the other hand, we didn’t want to see the show to seem like it was written by people who just like spent 10 seconds reading the Wikipedia page for ‘Fallout’ and didn’t bother to like bring in some deeper cuts.
The amount of care these creatives have for the source material is wholesome, and the effort they’ve made to deliver an authentic experience can put fans at ease. Prime Video isn’t messing around and recently greenlit the second season, and any scrapped plans from the first will most likely return.
The Future of the Fallout Series Is Looking Bright
Being tethered to an existing timeline can be a blessing and a curse, but Howard gave the writers full authority to develop an original story and not a retelling of what was already done.
It is easy to overload an entire season with Easter eggs, but it will tarnish the lore by not giving each one the attention it deserves.
Fans of the franchise can rest easy knowing the show is in the capable hands of people who respect the lore. The success of the first season gave the studio and the creative team the confidence to flesh out their corner of the Fallout universe.
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