This news article contains major spoilers for the first season of Prime Video’s latest hit show, Fallout: The Series.
Because of this, if you haven’t finished the season yet, it might be wise to read on for something else… Like you really, who’s only watched the fourth episode and now knows how the season ends. Oh well. We think this is life.
Anyway, if you want to stay on this page, don’t say we didn’t warn you.
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Bethesda’s Todd Howard confirms Fallout: The Series It’s Canon Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 4as well as previous games.
Howard and Fallout: The Series co-creator Jonathan Nolan discussed how everything seen on screen fits into the Fallout timeline in an interview with IGN.
The story of the show takes place in 2296, less than 10 years after “Fallout 4” and “New Vegas”. While showrunners and Howard have previously confirmed that the show is canon, the events in the show will have a significant impact on future gaming lore.
A big example is Shady Sands, the capital of the New California Republic, and major areas were destroyed in the game.
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Howard said the idea behind it was Who caused the destruction of the city? From showrunners Graham Wagner and Geneva Robertson-Deworet. Howard said the idea shocked him at first, but he realized the event would provide a storyline for the series while staying consistent with the games.
“We had discussions and it was, ‘This is going to be a very impactful story moment and a lot of things are going to be based on this,'” Howard said, while reiterating that everyone was being very careful with the timeline.
“It might be a little chaotic in places, but everything that happened in previous games, including New Vegas, happened.”
“Everyone involved in Fallout and all the games has been very respectful and very careful to maintain this consistent universe,” Nolan added. “If we had gone in a different direction, this show would be the only one that didn’t fit into that universe.” thing. universe.
“We don’t want to be in a private corner of another world or another universe. I think that means less for me watching the series because I know it’s completely divorced from the reality of the game.”
The entire first season of Fallout: The Series is available to watch on Prime Video.
If, like many people lately, the show has left you itching to play Fallout 4 again, like Alex, who also loves the show, a next-gen update for the game is coming to PS5 later this month and Xbox Series X/S.