Amazon Sets ‘Fallout’ Competition Series ‘Fallout Shelter’

Welcome to the vaults. Now you can join the post-nuclear apocalypse in Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming competition series based on the world of “ Fallout ,” titled “ Fallout Shelter .” Casting is now open for the 10-episode reality series, which is produced by Studio Lambert in co-production with Kilter Films and in association with Amazon MGM Studios and Bethesda Game Studios. Per the logline: “Set inside Vault-Tec’s bomb-proof vaults, ‘Fallout Shelter’ drops a diverse group of contestants into an immersive, high-stakes world inspired by the games’ signature dark humor, retro-futurism, and post-apocalyptic survival storytelling. Across a series of escalating challenges, strategic dilemmas, and moral crossroads, contestants must prove their ingenuity, teamwork, and resilience as they compete for safety, power, and ultimately a huge cash prize.” Popular on Variety The show promises to blend large-scale challenges with “deeply social, psychological, and narrative-driven gameplay” in the spirit of the “Fallout” franchise and its “choice-driven ethos.” The first “Fallout” game debuted in 1997 and has since spawned a handful of sequels and spinoffs. The Amazon TV Show - starring Ella Purnell, Walton Goggins, Aaron Moten, Moisés Arias, Xelia Mendes-Jones, Frances Turner and Kyle MacLachlan - launched in 2024. The competition series shares a name with the “Fallout Shelter” mobile game. “Fallout Shelter” is executive produced by include Stephen Lambert, Tim Harcourt, Jack Burgess, Toni Ireland, Stephen Yemoh, Stephen Lovelock and Amina Badresingh for Studio Lambert, with Abi Lambrinos as executive in charge of production; Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy and Athena Wickham for Kilter Films; and James Altman and Todd Howard for Bethesda Game Studios.

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