‘Fallout' Season 2 sneak-peek photos, release date: Everything to know about the show's return to Prime Video
Here's what you need to know about Fallout ahead of its December return.
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Where we left off
The eight-episode freshman season followed Purnell's Lucy MacLean as she abandoned her life in a fallout shelter beneath a nuclear bomb-ravaged Earth and returned to the surface world in the far-off year of 2296 to find her father, Hank (Kyle MacLachlan). There, she crosses paths with Goggins's ex-Hollywood icon Cooper Howard, who has mutated into the gunslinging Ghoul. The duo navigate a treacherous terrain filled with marauders and murderers — as well as a handful of allies — without any cheat codes handy. Along the way, they discover the truth about what sparked the world-ending conflict and Lucy agrees to help the Ghoul on his personal mission to get intel on his missing family. Meanwhile, Hank makes tracks for New Vegas — one of the only surface cities still standing.
Where we're going
Season 2 will start in the immediate wake of the Season 1 finale and split its focus between the dusty plains of the Mojave Desert and the spires of New Vegas. Expect to learn more secrets about the Vault-Tec, the corporation responsible for the bunkers that have kept humanity alive — and subjugated to the ruling classes. Moisés Arias returns as Lucy's brother, Norm; Frances Turner is back as Barb Howard, Cooper's wife and a muckety-muck at Vault Tech; and Aaron Morten reprises his role as Lucy's ally, Maximus.
What awards has Fallout won?
Overseen by Westworld masterminds Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy alongside Athena Wickham, Fallout catapulted Prime Video into last year's Emmy race with nominations for Best Drama Series, Best Actor nod for Goggins and Best Writing for its series premiere. The series also received 13 below-the-line nominations, winning a statuette for Best Music Supervision. Look for Season 2 to be an Emmy player in next year's cycle.
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