Watch order
Fallout TV timeline
Amazon Prime Video's Fallout live-action series in US release order—Season 1's full-season drop and Season 2's weekly run—with story-year notes at 2296 and how the show ties to the games timeline without replacing it.
Release order
When each Fallout season premiered on Prime Video in the US—one entry per season, not individual episodes. Season 1 dropped all eight episodes on April 10, 2024; Season 2 premiered December 16, 2025 and released weekly through February 3, 2026.
- Watch path → Season 1 (binge) → Season 2 (weekly order or wait for full season)
- Game callbacks → New Vegas or Fallout 1 before or after S1 for Shady Sands and NCR context
- Season 3 filming mid-2026 — optional until a premiere date ships
- Fallout Shelter competition series — optional spin-off, not listed here
Story order tips
When events happen in the show's fiction—2296 for Lucy's Vault 33 arc and the continuation into the Mojave and New Vegas in Season 2. The games page places the TV show at 2296 in the full wasteland chronology.
- Season 1 → 2296 — Lucy leaves Vault 33; Vault-Tec, ghouls, and West Coast politics
- Season 2 → continues 2296 into the Mojave and post-war New Vegas
- Games chronology → TV sits after Fallout 4 (2287) on Fallout games timeline Story order
- Bethesda treats the show as official wasteland canon alongside main games
Story order
When events happen in the show's fiction—2296 for Lucy's Vault 33 arc and the continuation into the Mojave and New Vegas in Season 2. The games page places the TV show at 2296 in the full wasteland chronology.
- Season 1 → 2296 — Lucy leaves Vault 33; Vault-Tec, ghouls, and West Coast politics
- Season 2 → continues 2296 into the Mojave and post-war New Vegas
- Games chronology → TV sits after Fallout 4 (2287) on Fallout games timeline Story order
- Bethesda treats the show as official wasteland canon alongside main games
Timeline
When each season premiered in the US. Expand a row for dates and where it fits in your watch order.
Release order
Fallout — Season 1
Prime VideoTV seriesLive-actionEight episodes send Lucy MacLean out of Vault 33 into the Los Angeles wastes beside the Ghoul and Maximus—Vault-Tec satire, ghouls, and West Coast politics in 2296. Ella Purnell, Walton Goggins, and Kyle MacLachlan anchor Bethesda-approved live-action Fallout.
- Overview
- Kilter Films adaptation that nails classic Fallout tone—dark comedy, corporate evil, and moral mush—without retelling Fallout 4’s Commonwealth plot. Full-season binge drop made it an instant wasteland entry point for non-players.
- Related games
- 2296 official canon beside main games—callbacks enrich Fallout games without replacing them.
- Where it fits
- Start here. Binge all eight, then Season 2. Optional New Vegas or Fallout 1 play enrichens Shady Sands jokes but is not required.
- Premiere dates
- US Prime Video premiere April 10, 2024—all eight episodes same day.
Fallout — Season 2
Prime VideoTV seriesLive-actionEight weekly episodes (December 2025–February 2026) push the cast toward the Mojave and New Vegas territory after Season 1’s finale. Same 2296 continuity—faction callbacks reward New Vegas players without remaking the Courier’s story.
- Overview
- Moves the show’s geography into the Mojave while keeping Lucy, the Ghoul, and Maximus as new protagonists. Weekly release contrasted Season 1’s binge model; desert location work sells the strip’s aftermath.
- Related games
- New Vegas geography and faction echoes—optional play on Fallout games deepens jokes, never mandatory.
- Where it fits
- Requires Season 1. Binge after the finale or follow weekly order. Season 3 renewed and filming—no premiere date listed yet.
- Premiere dates
- US premiere December 16, 2025 (Episode 1); Episodes 2–8 weekly through February 3, 2026 on Prime Video.
FAQ
Watch order, canon vs games, Season 2 weekly schedule, and what to play for callbacks.
Watch order
Season 1 (April 2024, eight episodes—binge) → Season 2 (December 2025–February 2026, eight episodes). No spin-off required between seasons. Release order below lists US premiere dates.
Season 1 dropped all eight episodes on April 10, 2024. Season 2 premiered December 16, 2025 and released one episode per week through February 3, 2026 (Episodes 7–8 moved to Tuesday evenings). We list one entry per season—not every episode date.
Canon & games
The Fallout games timeline (Fallout games timeline) covers release and story order from the Great War through Fallout 76, main RPGs, and DLC. This page is Prime Video Seasons 1–2 only.
Yes. Bethesda and Amazon position the series as official Fallout fiction in the same universe as the main games—set in 2296, after Fallout 4 (2287). It adds new characters and vault stories; it does not replace playing the games.
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