Fallout Season 2 has debuted to a 97 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes among professional critics, improving on its already impressive Season 1 ratings. With the return of Lucy, Maximus, The Ghoul, and Dogmeat for a second season, Amazon Prime Video's Fallout looks like it's ready to deliver plenty of exciting action, drama, humor, and lore leading into 2026.
With its entire eight-episode first season having debuted on April 10, 2024, the Fallout TV show introduced some great characters to the franchise in an original story that featured plenty of nods and winks to the video games, from the familiar-looking vaults to terrifying irradiated mutants like radroaches, yao guai, and a massive gulper. Amazon reported the first season was watched more than 65 million times within its first 16 days of availability, with that number later eclipsing 100 million, putting it in the top three most-watched programs ever on the platform.
Now, after a surprising release date change for the Fallout TV show, the first episode is launching at 9 p.m. EST on December 16, 2025. Reviews from professional critics who have already seen the full season are pouring in, with barely a single negative score registered...
