# Fallout TV Show coming to Amazon, April 2024 (No spoilers for at least a week) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, amazon-prime\ **Created:** [July 3, 2020, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-tv-show-coming-to-amazon-april-2024-no-spoilers-for-at-least-a-week/914138 "2020-07-03T03:11:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-tv-show-coming-to-amazon-april-2024-no-spoilers-for-at-least-a-week/914138/101 "2024-04-24T17:02:00Z")
From the games… “Yao Guai” aren’t found on the West Coat. They don’t appear in FO 1,2 or NV–except for in the Honest Hearts DLC in Zion National Park. It’s entirely possible that Titus doesnt know the term or knows the term but also knows Yao Guai were also called bears. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-tv-show-coming-to-amazon-april-2024-no-spoilers-for-at-least-a-week/914138/102 "2024-04-25T05:06:37Z")
Maybe the showrunners just didn’t think a pun was appropriate. ---
**Author:** ![JacobSwan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@JacobSwan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JacobSwan)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-tv-show-coming-to-amazon-april-2024-no-spoilers-for-at-least-a-week/914138/103 "2024-04-25T10:03:02Z")
Did I imagine it, or was there a throwaway line in one of the episodes about someone going bankrupt running a casino? I think it was the last episode when all the execs were plotting. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-tv-show-coming-to-amazon-april-2024-no-spoilers-for-at-least-a-week/914138/104 "2024-04-25T13:25:42Z")
Nope, you didn’t imagine it. One of the execs also said something about 'making America great", though they left off the ‘again’. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-tv-show-coming-to-amazon-april-2024-no-spoilers-for-at-least-a-week/914138/105 "2024-04-25T13:44:16Z")
I think it was Robert House mocking Frederick Sinclair. House owned and operated the Lucky 38 casino in Las Vegas (very successful) while Sinclair was in the midst of a very expensive and not very successful effort to open a new casino outside of Las Vegas (the Sierra Madre casino). The Sierra Madre was supposed to open the evening of the day the bombs fell. Both are from _Fallout New Vegas_. The Sierra Madre casino is specifically from the _Dead Money_ DLC. So a bit of a game Easter egg. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-tv-show-coming-to-amazon-april-2024-no-spoilers-for-at-least-a-week/914138/106 "2024-04-25T14:19:32Z")
> [@Push\_You\_Down](#): > > It’s entirely possible that Titus doesnt know the term or knows the term but also knows Yao Guai were also called bears. According to Fallout lore, Yao Guai was the name given to the mutated bears by the prisoners in the Chinese internment camps. The name seems to have spread into the multi-lingual survivors in the Zion National Park area. It’s entirely possible that other folks just call them mutated bears. I’m not going to fault the show for calling them bears. Explaining the name Yao Guai takes a fair amount of time with pretty much no real benefit to the overall story. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-tv-show-coming-to-amazon-april-2024-no-spoilers-for-at-least-a-week/914138/107 "2024-04-25T14:24:54Z")
> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > According to Fallout lore, Yao Guai was the name given to the mutated bears by the prisoners in the Chinese internment camps. The name seems to have spread into the multi-lingual survivors in the Zion National Park area. It’s entirely possible that other folks just call them mutated bears. “Don’t feed the Yao Guai!” - Three Dog, Capital Wasteland DJ ---
**Author:** ![mozchron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mozchron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mozchron)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-tv-show-coming-to-amazon-april-2024-no-spoilers-for-at-least-a-week/914138/108 "2024-04-25T15:37:24Z")
I never played the games and had almost no knowledge of what they were about, other than generic “post-apocalyptic”. I thought the show was very good and am looking forward to season 2. Still no desire to play the games though. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-tv-show-coming-to-amazon-april-2024-no-spoilers-for-at-least-a-week/914138/109 "2024-04-25T15:57:53Z")
> [@JacobSwan](#): > > Did I imagine it, or was there a throwaway line in one of the episodes about someone going bankrupt running a casino? I think it was the last episode when all the execs were plotting. Yes, I do think there was some Trump-like jokes in there. > [@mozchron](#): > > I never played the games and had almost no knowledge of what they were about, other than generic “post-apocalyptic”. I thought the show was very good and am looking forward to season 2. It really shows how not-generic the games are with their emphasis on humor and the various vaults you can enter and find out what kind of experiment they were running. Some for the potential experiments listed were real ones in the games. I love that it has been 200+ years and stuff is still laying around like the apocalypse was a few years ago, Walking Dead style. Very true to the game, though. ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-tv-show-coming-to-amazon-april-2024-no-spoilers-for-at-least-a-week/914138/110 "2024-04-25T17:03:50Z")
> [@mozchron](#): > > I never played the games and had almost no knowledge of what they were about, other than generic “post-apocalyptic”. I thought the show was very good and am looking forward to season 2. Same. I’ve never played the games, but my wife is an avid fan. So I went into the show somewhat familiar with the setting. I’m really enjoying it. Like you, though, I don’t think I’ll be playing the games. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-tv-show-coming-to-amazon-april-2024-no-spoilers-for-at-least-a-week/914138/111 "2024-11-08T11:10:18Z")
Macauley Culkin will be playing a recurring character in season 2. > **[Macaulay Culkin to Appear in ‘Fallout’ Season 2 on Amazon’s Prime Video](https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/macaulay-culkin-fallout-season-2-amazon-prime-video-1236204406/)** > > 'Fallout' Season 2 on Amazon Prime Video has cast Macaulay Culkin in a recurring role. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-tv-show-coming-to-amazon-april-2024-no-spoilers-for-at-least-a-week/914138/112 "2025-11-14T15:30:14Z")
New trailer has dropped: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ECI3eCAxRGw/maxresdefault.jpg "Fallout Season Two Official Trailer | Prime Video") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECI3eCAxRGw) Lots to unpack there, but it looks exciting. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-tv-show-coming-to-amazon-april-2024-no-spoilers-for-at-least-a-week/914138/113 "2025-11-14T16:58:28Z")
There is a dedicated Season 2 thread. > [@Fallout Season 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-season-2/1022293): > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDUizmD5cvQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDUizmD5cvQ) Teaser / trailer for the second season, which premiers December 17th. It’s incredible what passionate people can do when given a lot of money - I’m really looking forward to this one! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2025, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-tv-show-coming-to-amazon-april-2024-no-spoilers-for-at-least-a-week/914138/114 "2025-11-14T21:09:50Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Macauley Culkin will be playing a recurring character in season 2. Around these parts, he’s known as Milwaukee Culkin. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-tv-show-coming-to-amazon-april-2024-no-spoilers-for-at-least-a-week/914138.md?page=5)