On the Radar: Fallout season 2

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If you need anything on your radar this month, it's Fallout Season 2. The show is set to air on December 16, with new episodes set to run all the way through to February 3, 2026, as part of the expanded Fallout Season 2 release schedule. There's a lot of reasons you need to pay attention as Vault 33 Dweller Lucy MacLean, Brotherhood of Steel knight Maximus, and the wandering Ghoul make their return – and not just because the first season is one of the best Prime Video shows to emerge in recent years.

Fallout Season 2 is set to move its action to a different wasteland, introducing New Vegas. If you're a fan of the Fallout video games which helped inspire this show, you'll no doubt know that this was the location of the iconic Obsidian RPG which released in 2010 – Fallout: New Vegas. With the show and games more aligned than ever before, we're here to help steer you through the wilds and get set for the release of this second season.

As part of our On the Radar: Fallout Season 2 package, we're going to take you deeper into the Fallout TV show than ever before with exclusive interviews with cast, expansive explainers of the key characters and locations, and more. We're also going to be celebrating the wider Fallout franchise, speaking with Bethesda, Obsidian, and the series creators to take you inside the best Fallout games in the franchise.

Fallout Season 2

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On the Cover

Fallout Season 2

Fallout season 2 is "taking some swings", but isn't committing to any canonical ending from New Vegas: "It's what we would want to see as fans." Executive producer Todd Howard, co-showrunner Geneva Robertson-Dworet and the cast of Fallout on the "authentic", New Vegas-set second season of the Prime Video show

Power Armor in Fallout season 2

Review

Fallout Season 2

Fallout season 2 review: Prime Video's live-action TV adaptation of Fallout remains fun as hell, and kicks it up a notch by bringing New Vegas to life with stunningly accurate set designs and franchise Easter eggs galore. Read our review to learn more about the stunning return to the post-apocalyptic wasteland.

Dive Deeper into Fallout Season 2

Aaron Moten as Maximus holding a gun in Fallout season 2, with an orange GamesRadar+ logo over the top

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Lucy, the Ghoul, CX404, and Maximus walking toward New Vegas in Fallout season 2 Exclusive

Fallout season 2 will "avoid" confirming which New Vegas ending is canon because "we didn't want to contradict anyone's experiences"

Ella Purnell as Lucy in Fallout season 2 Fallout

Ella Purnell talks going from "newborn baby" to "bruised and battered" in Fallout season 2: "She still chooses to believe in good"

Walton Goggins as Cooper Howard/the Ghoul in Fallout season 2 Season 2

Fallout star Walton Goggins says the Ghoul's season 2 backstory "broke my heart": "I can't wait for people to see where it ultimately goes"

Aaron Moten as Maximus, walking through a hangar next to a person in a suit of power armor Interviews

Todd Howard says Fallout season 2 strikes a balance between "starting fresh" and "honoring the journey" of Fallout: New Vegas players.

Your Guide to the Wateland

Justin Theroux as Mr. House in Fallout season 2, sitting in front of screens, with an orange GamesRadar+ On the Radar explainer logo over the top

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Ella Purnell in Fallout season 2

How does Fallout season 2 connect to Fallout: New Vegas? Get caught up ahead of the next wasteland adventure

The Kings in Fallout season 2

Fallout season 2 Easter eggs and cameos: All the nods to Fallout: New Vegas that you might have missed.

Justin Theroux as Mr. House in Fallout season 2

Who is Mr. House in Fallout season 2? Understand the history of a legendary New Vegas character who could be key.

Lucy and the Ghoul in Fallout season 2

Fallout season 2 timeline: Understand what year the show is set and whether it's a full sequel to New Vegas.

The Brotherhood of Steel Power Armor in Fallout season 2

Should you play Fallout: New Vegas before watching season 2? A good question, which we're happy to answer.

Overseer Steph Harper (Annabel O'Hagan) in Fallout season 2.

Fallout season 2's Vault 24 is a deep-cut location that was removed from the OG version of Fallout: New Vegas.

FROM THE VAULT: THE HISTORY OF FALLOUT

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Fallout History

The history of Fallout: 28 years since we first landed in the wasteland, the creators of Fallout reflect on the legacy and expansion of the franchise.

Fallout Retrospective

Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game retrospective: How Interplay set a new standard for depth of choice and consequence in its seminal RPG.

Fallout 3 Feature

Remembering the impact of Fallout 3: It was a hot topic when Bethesda took on Fallout and this feature, pulled from our vault, will take you back there.

A player shooting Securitrons during one of the best single-player games, Fallout: New Vegas. Making of

Making of Fallout: New Vegas: Obsidian reflects on delivering a bigger, better post-apocalyptic wasteland by mostly sticking to the script.

Posing with a rifle in the Fallout 76 Ghoul update Interview

Fallout 76 spotlight: 7 years into the MMO's journey, Fallout 76 has become a living world that connects every point in the series – you know, within reason.

Fallout 4 Exclusive

Fallout 4 retrospective: Bethesda reflects on 10 years of Fallout 4 – "You have to accept the creative choices you make on every game"

DIVE DEEPER INTO THE FALLOUT GAMES

Fallout quiz

Now that you've come to the end of our Fallout S.P.E.C.I.A.L in celebration of Season 2 releasing, it's time to put your franchise knowledge to the test in this exclusive quiz.