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Production on 'Fallout' Season 2 and other series must be temporarily paused. What impact does this have on viewers?
The filming of the second season ofFalloutonAmazon Prime Videowere interrupted. The reason for this is the serious forest fires in Southern California, which also affect many other film productions. The filming location of Santa Clarita has been particularly hard hit by the crisis, with dangerous air quality and extensive evacuations. For security reasons, Amazon paused work on the series.
Prime Video's Fallout Season 2 has to stop filming due to wildfires
Filming was originally scheduled to resume on January 8th, but had to be postponed to January 10th. Although the delay has so far been minimal, the situation remains critical. Amazon moved the filming location to California to benefit from a $25 million tax bonus. It is currently unclear whether there will be further delays and what impact this will have on the release of Season 2.
Reality catching up with Fallout fiction?
Fallout depicts a world destroyed by the consequences of a nuclear war and burned into a radioactive wasteland. New California is often a central location in the series and video games (such as Shady Sands). Ironically, the current situation partly reflects these dystopian scenarios. Santa Clarita, known for strong winds, became a dangerous area due to the fires, endangering the safety of film crews and making filming in California impossible.
Other series affected: filming is not allowed in Hollywood at the moment
In addition to Fallout, numerous other productions in Los Angeles also had to pause. The film licensing authority FilmLA revoked filming permits in vulnerable areas such as Altadena and Pacific Palisades. Here is a selection of the affected series, shared by the industry magazine Variety:
- Hacks(NBCUniversal)
- Loot(NBCUniversal)
- Ted(NBCUniversal)
- Suits: L.A.(NBCUniversal)
- Happy’s Place(NBCUniversal)
- NCIS(CBS Studios)
- NCIS: Origins(CBS Studios)
- Poppa’s House(CBS Studios)
- The Neighborhood(CBS Studios)
- Doctor Odyssey(Disney-20th)
- Grey’s Anatomy(Disney-20th)
- Abbott Elementary(Warner Bros.)
- All American(Warner Bros.)
- The Pitt(Warner Bros.)
What we know about Fallout Season 2 on Prime Video
Story und Cast:The upcoming season will tell the story right after the cliffhanger of thefirst Fallout seasoncontinue. It may take fans to the iconic New Vegas region from the games. Lead actors Ella Purnell, Walton Goggins and Aaron Moten return. New is Macaulay Culkin (yes, the one from “Home Alone”) who will take on the role of an eccentric genius.
The first season was a huge success and received 16 Emmy nominations. Bethesda's video games also experienced a renewed surge in popularity thanks to the series., years after their releases. Inriot. Season 2 is currently not expected to arrive on Amazon Prime Video until late 2025 at the earliest.
