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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.

Updated July 2026

Release order

When each Fallout season premiered on Prime Video in the US—one row 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 renewed — FAQ only 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 Story order
  • Bethesda treats the show as official wasteland canon alongside main games

Timeline

When each game was released. Click a game for platforms, dates, and where it fits in your playthrough.

Release order

  1. Fallout — Season 1

    Fallout — Season 1

    Prime VideoTV seriesLive-action

    Eight episodes—Lucy MacLean, the Ghoul, and Vault 33 leave the Los Angeles wastes.

    Overview
    Kilter Films adaptation—Ella Purnell, Walton Goggins, and Kyle MacLachlan anchor Bethesda-approved live-action Fallout.
    In-game setting
    2296 setting references Shady Sands, NCR history, and Vault-Tec tone from Fallout 1 and New Vegas.
    Should you play it?
    Start here. Binge-friendly full-season drop.
    Release date
    US Prime Video premiere April 10, 2024 (all eight episodes, same day).
  2. Fallout — Season 2

    Fallout — Season 2

    Prime VideoTV seriesLive-action

    Eight episodes—weekly release from December 2025 through February 2026; Mojave to New Vegas.

    Overview
    Season 2 moves the cast toward New Vegas—filmed partly in Las Vegas and the Mojave wasteland.
    In-game setting
    Direct New Vegas location and faction echoes—watch after Season 1; optional New Vegas play enriches callbacks.
    Should you play it?
    Latest season as of July 2026. Binge after finale or follow weekly order.
    Release date
    US premiere December 16, 2025 (Episode 1); Episodes 2–8 weekly through February 3, 2026.

FAQ

Watch order, canon vs games, Season 2 weekly schedule, and what to play for callbacks.

Watch order

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 row per season—not every episode date.

Canon & games

The Fallout games timeline (/fallout) 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.

Optional & extras

More timelines

Other release-order and story-order guides on this site.