Fallout Season 2—your viewing guide to everything in New Vegas

Ella Purnell as Lucy
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The vault doors have cracked on Fallout season 2. Lucy and The Ghoul are on the way to New Vegas with all of us along for the ride. The first season tossed in all sorts of touchstones from the games: from stimpacks to power armor, and plenty of Fallout's weirdo humor. It was also a hit, raking in 65 million views in its first 16 days.

Unlike Season 1, in which all episodes were available at once on Prime Video, Season 2 will be released one episode per week until February 4, 2026, with episodes dropping at 6 pm Pacific. As the season airs each week, we're keeping up with episode recaps, easter eggs, and everything else you'll want to know as you watch along.

Fallout season 2 reviews

Fallout season 2 review
Our review

Fallout season 2 review
In our review of season two, certified Fallout freak Jody Macgregor says "If the first season was a love letter to all of Fallout, Season 2 is the result of a huge crush on New Vegas in particular."

In what might be the most glowing praise for a show in the year 2025, Jody also says: "Fallout hasn't simplified itself for second-screen viewers—it's still a show you need to pay attention to keep up with, and more importantly it's a show worth paying attention to."

To read what folks elsewhere are saying about season 2, you can also catch the highlights in our Fallout season 2 review roundup.

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Fallout season 2 episode release dates and recaps

Fallout tv show - Lucy and The Ghoul talking with episode air dates on either side of them

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Fallout season 2 episode list

Date

Episode

Title

December 17

Fallout S2 Episode 1 recap

The Innovator

December 24

S2 Episode 2

TBA

December 31

S2 Episode 3

TBA

January 7

S2 Episode 4

TBA

January 14

S2 Episode 5

TBA

January 21

S2 Episode 6

TBA

January 28

S2 Episode 7

TBA

February 4

S2 Episode 8

TBA

Interviews with the Fallout TV series cast

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 21: Jonathan Nolan seen during the FYC special screening of Amazon Prime's "Fallout" at DGA Theater Complex on May 21, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images)

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What are the cast and creators of the Fallout show (and games) saying about season 2? Here's all the latest from our own interviews and more from the cast press blasts leading up to the premiere:

Fallout Season 2 cast

Walton Goggins in a car with the window reflecting the Lucky 38 casino

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The three main characters will be returning with Purnell, Goggins, and Moten in their roles. Kyle MacLachlan will also return as Hank MacLean, Moises Arias is back as Norm MacLean, and Frances Turner will reprise her role as Barb Howard.

Justin Theroux is playing Mr. House, the ruler of New Vegas and owner of the Lucky 38 Casino.

  • Ella Purnell - Lucy MacLean
  • Walton Goggins - The Ghoul / Cooper Howard
  • Aaron Moten - Knight Maximus
  • Kyle MacLachlan – Hank MacLean
  • Moisés Arias – Norm MacLean
  • Frances Turner - Barb Howard
  • Justin Theroux - Mr. House
  • Sarita Choudhury - Moldaver
  • Leslie Uggams - Overseer Betty
  • John Daly - Snake Oil Salesman
  • Macaulay Culkin - unannounced
  • Kumail Nanjiani - A high-ranking official within the Brotherhood of Steel

One wild card so far is Macaulay Culkin, who's been confirmed cast but without a character name announced. According to Deadline's report, he'll be playing "a crazy genius-type character." that doesn't tell us a whole lot but we did see him wearing a Caesar's Legion outfit in the second trailer.

Getting back into the Fallout games

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If you're getting into the Fallout games for the first time—or just the first time in a long time—here are some of our most handy guides to starting off in New Vegas.

Best Fallout quests: The nine best storylines you shouldn't miss
Best Fallout characters: Our favorite freaks from a series full of them
How to play New Vegas: A (somewhat) easy guide to getting the old clanker of an RPG running on your 2025 machine
New Vegas console commands: How to use cheats in New Vegas, just in case
Best New Vegas mods: If you've had enough of vanilla, soup up the strip with these

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Lauren has been writing for PC Gamer since she went hunting for the cryptid Dark Souls fashion police in 2017. She joined the PCG staff in 2021, now serving as self-appointed chief cozy games and farmlife sim enjoyer. Her career originally began in game development and she remains fascinated by how games tick in the modding and speedrunning scenes. She likes long fantasy books, longer RPGs, can't stop playing co-op survival crafting games, and has spent a number of hours she refuses to count building houses in The Sims games for over 20 years.

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