Amazon’s Fallout TV Show Arrives This April

Before Bethesda got swallowed by Microsoft to make bland space exploration games, they became world famous for the Fallout series — a set of post-apocalyptic RPGs set in a world where the Cold War of the 50s actually went hot and culture pretty much froze there. You typically play as a survivor emerging from their bunker who must now find ways to survive, beat hideous mutants, and converse with a variety of weird characters.

Back in July of 2020 it was announced Amazon was looking into making a Fallout TV show. It’s been a long, loooong wait, but the thing is finally crawling out of the underground next spring — Amazon released a trailer to prove it. The original announcement revealed Westworld‘s Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy were in charge. This is still true and turned out to be good for them, as Westworld would decline and then Zaslav would throw it away like yesterday’s trash.

Here are the characters you’ll meet and who’s playing them. No Ron Perlman, sorry:

● Ella Purnell as LUCY: an optimistic dweller from Vault 33, one of the many underground facilities built as social experiments by VaultTec, under the guise of protecting people from the outbreak of nuclear war. With an all-American can-do spirit, her peaceful and idealistic nature is tested when people harm her loved ones.

● Aaron Moten as MAXIMUS: A young soldier hides his tragic past as he serves in the Brotherhood of Steel, the power-armor-clad military faction from the games. He believes in the nobility of the Brotherhood’s mission to bring law and order to the Wasteland, and will do anything to further their goals.

● Walton Goggins as THE GHOUL: The Ghoul survives the wasteland as a Bounty Hunter. He is pragmatic, ruthless, and hides a mysterious past. (Editor’s note: imagine if Jonah Hex had his whole face scarred; that’s The Ghoul)

● Kyle MacLachlan as OVERSEEER HANK: Hank is the Overseer of Vault 33 and Lucy’s father. He is eager to change the world for the better.

The Fallout show also stars Moisés Arias, Sarita Choudhury, Michael Emerson, Leslie Uggams, Frances Turner, Dave Register, Zach Cherry, Johnny Pemberton, Rodrigo Luzzi, Annabel O’Hagan, and Xelia Mendes-Jones. The first season will hit Amazon Prime April 12, 2024.