Amazon's Fallout Show Takes Risks, but They May Pay Off

In recent years, we have seen several adaptations of popular video games, most of which have been met with enthusiasm from fans (The Last of Us, Super Mario Bros. The Movie), causing interest in combining games with the movie industry to grow. Thus, we have reached a time where creators began to think that every game could be adapted, and it is worth recalling that there are movies in production such as Borderlands, the third part of the adventures of Sonic or an untitled film from the Minecraft universe.

Related:Here's everything we know about Amazon Prime's Fallout TV series

The trend for making movies based on video games is not as new as it may seem, because in fact this type of productions have already been shot years ago (Max Payne, Resident Evil, Hitman). Nevertheless, now this trend is gaining momentum, going head to head with the wave of remakes and remasters of older movies.

Also looming on the horizon is Fallout, an Amazon production available on Prime Video next year. Here the creators have set their sights on something different - the fact that the show will not faithfully follow the fate of any character from the games, was known almost a year ago. Nevertheless, this information is constantly resurfacing with more news about the project's show. Perhaps the creators are doing this to be transparent with fans and not to disappoint their expectations. At the end of the day, this may work out for the best, and game developer Todd Howard also spoke on the matter, talking to Vanity Fair.

We know more and more about the plot. Vanity Fair reports that it will be the story of a certain Lucy, who survived the apocalypse in a vault, a type of shelter familiar to fans of the series. After leaving she will discover a whole new world, and will be accompanied by Maximus, a member of the Brotherhood of Steel, and Ghoul, a mutant gunman and bounty hunter.

The creators assume that creating a completely new, possibly parallel story, is the only way to adapt such a game series as Fallout. Although we experience a main plotline and a clear narrative, the universe is essentially an open world, in which there is room to add another story. Therefore Fallout will be a completely different adaptation of the game than The Last of Us, which features a linearly told story.

At the helm of Amazon's show are Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan, creators of Westworld. The premiere of the first episode will take place on April 12, 2024.

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Mateusz Libera

Mateusz Libera

He began his writing adventure by creating stories, later he followed the humanities path, choosing studies in journalism and social communication. He published his first texts on his personal blog and for contests. At the beginning of 2023, he joined the film department of GRYOnline.pl, where he started working as an author of articles about movies. He is interested in fantasy, history, RPG games, and strategies. He is also a long-time player of League of Legends - he has been playing since the second season. Additionally, he writes adventure and fantasy books, but in this field he is still a novice. Currently, he has published one collection of stories.