Fallout Season 2 Filming Begins with Walton Goggins as The Ghoul
Exciting news for fans: filming for Fallout season 2 is officially underway! The talented Walton Goggins has shared a sneak peek on social media, showing himself getting back into character as The Ghoul, hinting at the thrilling developments that are to come in this highly anticipated series.
The Fallout TV series, an adaptation of the immensely popular video game franchise, has been generating buzz since its inception. Even before the premiere of its first season, plans for a second season were already in motion, a testament to the show’s success. In just 16 days post-release, Fallout emerged as Prime Video’s second most-watched title, trailing only behind The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, amassing an impressive 65 million viewers. With season 2 now in production, fans are eagerly awaiting more adventures in this captivating post-apocalyptic universe.
In line with the lore of the video games, the Fallout series is set in a dystopian world devastated by a nuclear war in 2077. This unique narrative weaves an original tale that remains true to the Fallout universe, introducing viewers to Vault 33, a fallout shelter located in a reimagined Los Angeles. The series aims to explore the lives of its characters as they navigate the perils of a world that has been irrevocably altered by human conflict and the fallout that follows.
The expansive Fallout franchise encompasses not only the main titles, such as Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout 3, and Fallout 4, but also numerous spin-offs including Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 76, Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel, Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel, Fallout Shelter, and Fallout Pinball. The inaugural game introduces players to a post-apocalyptic Southern California, set 219 years after the catastrophic nuclear war. Players assume the role of the Vault Dweller, tasked with retrieving a vital water chip to save their community within Vault 13, while confronting the existential threat posed by a group of mutants led by the sinister Master.
At the helm of the Fallout series are showrunners Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner, who are also serving as executive producers alongside industry heavyweights like Todd Howard from Bethesda Game Studios, and James Altman from Bethesda Softworks. The collaboration also includes Athena Wickham, Jonathan Nolan, and Lisa Joy from Kilter Films. With Amazon Studios teaming up with Kilter Films, the series is crafted with care, ensuring that it resonates with both longtime fans and newcomers alike. Nolan, who has a keen vision for the series, directed the first three episodes, setting the stage for a thrilling continuation.
The star-studded cast of Prime Video’s Fallout features the talented Ella Purnell (Yellowjackets), the iconic Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks), and the versatile Walton Goggins (Justified), among others. Joining them are Xelia Mendes-Jones (Sans Comic), Aaron Moten (Father Stu), Moisés Arias (The King of Staten Island), Sarita Choudhury (Homeland), Michael Emerson (Person of Interest), and Leslie Uggams (Deadpool), who all bring their unique talents to the screen. Frances Turner (The Boys), Dave Register (Heightened), Zach Cherry (Severance), Johnny Pemberton (Ant-Man), Rodrigo Luzzi (Dead Ringers), and Annabel O’Hagan (Law & Order: SVU) complete the ensemble, enriching the narrative with diverse characters.
Purnell portrays Lucy, a character who has spent her entire life sheltered within the subterranean confines of a vault, where every desire is fulfilled while anticipation builds for a safe return to the surface. A crisis forces Lucy to embark on a dangerous rescue mission above, where she encounters a nightmarish world inhabited by colossal insects, mutated abominations, and a chaotic human population that embodies the lawlessness of the Wild West. Meanwhile, Moten plays Maximus, a character raised above ground, who has also been part of a harsh collective known as the Brotherhood of Steel—an organization of super-soldier knights in formidable power armor, enforcing their version of order in this ravaged landscape. Maximus serves as a squire in this brutal world, adding depth to the storyline.
As Vanity Fair elaborates, Ghouls in the Fallout universe are often depicted as mindless, mutated zombies, yet Goggins’ character, Cooper Howard, stands out as a legendary Ghoul who retains fragments of his former self. Described as a “gruesomely scarred roughrider with a complex moral code,” Cooper has survived for centuries, and the series occasionally revisits his past life as a father and husband before the nuclear devastation altered his fate and transformed him into an undead sharpshooter.
In an exciting addition to the cast for Fallout season 2, the beloved Macaulay Culkin, known for his role in Home Alone, will be portraying a recurring character described as a “crazy genius-type,” adding an intriguing dynamic to the story.
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