Fallout Executive Producer Wants Hit TV Show ‘Back on the Air as Soon as We Can’ After Season 2 Ends, With Season 3 Set to Film ‘Next Summer’

The team behind Amazon’s hit Fallout TV show are gearing up to film Season 3 “next summer,” with the hope that there won’t be a huge gap between the end of Season 2 and what’s next.

In an interview with IGN, below, executive producer Jonathan Nolan told us that while television “tak[es] longer and longer from season to season” to prep and film, he’s keen to see the show “back on the air as soon as we can.”

“With regards to production, we’re hoping to be shooting again next summer,” Nolan told us. “We’ll see if that all comes together — best laid plans and all. But I’m excited that though the scope of the show feels undiminished season on season, you know, Geneva [Robertson-Dworet] and Graham [Wagner] and our incredibly talented cast and crew were able to work quickly enough to get back on the air in a reasonable amount of time.

“I think what’s happened with television in terms of, you know, taking longer and longer from season to season is an unfortunate trend. You don’t want the show to lose any of its scope, [so] we like to be back on the air as soon as we can.”

The new season picks up in the aftermath of Season 1’s finale and travels through the wasteland of the Mojave to the post-apocalyptic city of New Vegas. The eight-episode season will premiere on December 17, with one episode rolling out weekly until the season finale on February 4, 2026. Fans of Obsidian’s much-loved video game will be interested to hear that Season 2 takes a “fog of war” approach to how it juggles Fallout: New Vegas’ various endings.

Don’t forget that Bethesda and Xbox recently teamed up with Amazon and Samsung so fans watching via Samsung TV Plus can stream Fallout Season 1 for free. This means Season 1 is available subscription-free on Samsung TV Plus from now through to December 25. Samsung TV Plus is a free, ad-supported streaming service available on Samsung TV, Galaxy, Smart Monitor, and Family Hubs devices.

IGN’s Fallout Season 1 review returned a 9/10. We called the show “a bright and funny apocalypse filled with dark punchlines and bursts of ultra-violence [and] among the best video game adaptations ever made.”

To help tide you over until Season 2 premieres on December 17, here’s our interview with Todd Howard and Jonathan Nolan covering all our burning questions after the end of Season 1.

Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world’s biggest gaming sites and publications. She’s also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.