- Second season of Fallout eagerly anticipated after massively successful debut
- First season received 17 Emmy nominations
- Macaulay Culkin confirmed for second season
As the hype for the second season of Fallout continues, fans of the show’s debut season (and the video game franchise as a whole) are eager to find out more about what lies in store for Hank and Lucy MacLean as well as Maximus and The Ghoul.
Not a whole lot is actually known about the second season, with no release date or teasers dropped online at the time of writing. What we do know is that, alongside the likes of Walton Goggins, Kyle MacLachlan, Ella Purnell and Aaron Moten, Macaulay Culkin will be appearing, playing a ‘crazy genius-type character’.
But with not much more information than that to hand about the follow-up to the 17 Emmy nominated first season, fans may be forgiven for wanting to indulge in some more post-apocalyptic television to satiate their appetites.
So until series creators Graham Wagner and Geneva Robertson-Dworet decide to reveal all to us about the next season of Prime Video’s new dystopian favourite, here are four similarly themed shows to keep you satisfied.
The Last of Us
An obvious choice, admittedly. But if you’re looking for a TV show set in the aftermath of a cataclysmic, earth altering event, which has already achieved monumental success as a video game franchise that ISN’T Fallout, then it’s hard to look past The Last of Us.
With eight Emmy wins and 24 nominations, The Last of Us was an instant phenomenon when it hit screens in 2023. Pedro Pascal hauling ass across a pandemic plagued wasteland of a United States to try and save the human race from infected hordes? Who’s not going to go crazy for that? The second season is due to premiere on April 13, so there will be plenty to keep you occupied between now and Fallout’s sophomore season. Or maybe you will just want to watch and rewatch the Long, Long Time episode from season one over and over and marvel at Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett’s extraordinary acting skills.
The Walking Dead
Look, if you try and watch everything related to the Walking Dead – from the overwhelming amount of episodes the original series ending up running for to the spin offs that seem to automatically spawn and respawn – you’ll never have any time to watch anything else. Ever. But if you stick to the initial seven seasons, past THAT sixth season cliffhanger and the debut of Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s barbed wire baseball bat wielding Negan, you will be just fine.
If you try and make it to the end of SEASON ELEVEN (Why? Why ever go so far with a series?), the fatigue will have you feeling like a Walker. And that’s before you even get to the SIX SPINOFF SHOWS. Stick to anything from between the first 84-99 episodes and you’ll be more than alright.
The Last Man on Earth
Hey, who said the apocalypse had to be a downer? Will Forte effortlessly brought laughs to the end of humanity in this Fox sitcom between 2015-2018, and even predicted that a deadly virus would sweep the globe in 2020 while he was at it. Initially a mid-season replacement series, The Last Man on Earth wound up becoming an unlikely hit across four seasons and 67 episodes. With an expertly selected cast including Kristen Schaal (Flight of the Conchords), January Jones (Mad Men) and Mary Steenburgen (Step Brothers), it still remains a crime that this show was abruptly cancelled after season four finished on a cliffhanger.
A rightful recipient of multiple Emmy and Critic’s Choice nominations, The Last Man on Earth should be a show that receives all the flowers it richly deserves. And will keep you in laughs until Fallout returns for round two.
Paradise
Ok, Ok, so as far as dystopian realities go, Hulu’s Paradise isn’t exactly teeming with zombies or, in fact, any infected, flesh devouring creatures. It is replete with politicians and wannabe dictators though, so that’s pretty much the same thing. And you get James Marsden and his hair thrown in for good measure, so what more could you want, really?
The Sterling K.Brown anchored show has proven to be a breakout hit for Hulu this year and, although initially not appearing to be, is SPOILER ALERT revealed very early on to be set in an alternate reality in the not-too-distant future, where several thousand chosen survivors live out their days in a man made bunker city built into the mountains of Colorado. There is a decent amount to roll your eyes at with this show, but Marsden and Brown in particular are on fine form throughout, and there’s enough genuinely interesting twists and turns to leave you wanting more at the end of each episode. The husky, over dramatic covers of ’80s and ’90s bangers should have been left on the surface, however.
