Last month,it was reported thatthat production was set to begin on a series based on the hit video game franchiseFalloutfrom Prime Video andWestworldcreatorJonathan Nolan. Now, it seems the series has gotten its first cast member inJustifiedstarWalton Goggins.
TheFalloutvideo games series takes place in a post-nuclear apocalyptic America. The series’ aesthetic, both visually and with the in-game music, is heavily inspired by post-WWII America. In the world ofFallout, America was a “perfect” utopia that was destroyed by a nuclear war in 2077. Typically, the games take place hundreds of years after the nuclear war as the player character exits an underground vault and enters the nuclear wasteland. It is currently unknown what story the series will follow but with four games in the main series alone, there is a lot of source material to be inspired by. It could follow the first game’s story of the player character trying to protect their vault, the fourth game’s story of the player character hunting down their wife’s killer, or it could follow a brand-new story.
Currently, not much is known about Goggins’ character in the show. However, some outlets, such asDeadline, are reporting that he will be playing a ghoul. In theFalloutseries ghouls are humans that have been mutated greatly due to long-term exposure to the nuclear wasteland. Ghouls are very common and have appeared in every game in the series. So, unfortunately, all this tells us about Goggins' role in the series is that he will probably be wearing a lot of special effect make-up.
RELATED:Lisa Joy on ‘Reminiscence,’ Casting Hugh Jackman, and How the ‘Fallout’ Amazon Series Will Be Like Nothing You’ve Seen BeforeGoggins is an Emmy nominated actor who starred in the hit FX crime dramaJustified. More recently, he has a recurring role in the HBO comedyThe Righteous Gemstonesand in Prime Video’sInvincible. Next month Goggins can be seen alongsideSamuel L. Jacksonin the Apple TV+ seriesThe Last Days of Ptolemy Grey.
TheFalloutTV series is being made by Amazon Studios and Kilter Films in association with Bethesda Game Studios and Bethesda Softworks. Nolan andLisa Joywill also be executive producing the series alongsideAthena Wickhamfor Kilter Films,Todd Howardwill be executive producing for Bethesda Game Studios, andJames Altmanwill be doing the same for Bethesda Softworks.
Nolan will be directing the first episode of the series withGeneva Robertson-DworetandGraham Wagnerserving as the showrunners.
Stay tuned to Collider for any more updates on this upcoming series.
