- Prime Video surprised fans by moving the Season 2 premiere of Fallout up a full day.
- The cast, including Walton Goggins and Ella Purnell, now returns Tuesday at 6 p.m. PT.
- Season 2’s new episodes will explore the Mojave Wasteland and the iconic city of New Vegas.
- The show’s return was celebrated with a massive announcement display on the Sphere in Las Vegas.
If you were counting down the minutes until Wednesday for the return of Fallout, you just got a serious level-up. Prime Video has delivered a major surprise, pushing the Season 2 premiere forward by a full day. Now, fans won’t have to wait until Wednesday; the Wasteland opens its doors on Tuesday at 6 p.m. PT. This unexpected shift means we get to dive back into the gleefully weird and highly violent post-apocalyptic universe even sooner.
The announcement itself was as big and bold as the show’s theme. In a nod to the new season’s setting, Prime Video celebrated the news on the massive, iconic exterior of the Sphere in Las Vegas. This highly vibrant and high-visibility move generated significant buzz, perfectly aligning with the series’ large-scale, aspirational production values.

Season 2 picks up immediately where the epic finale left off, taking audiences on a journey through the irradiated hellscape of the Mojave and, most excitingly, to the post-apocalyptic city of New Vegas. The show, based on one of the greatest video game series of all time, continues its central theme: the story of the haves and have-nots. Viewers will follow the gentle dwellers of luxury fallout shelters, who are forced to return to the complex, chaotic world their ancestors abandoned two centuries ago.
The entire core cast is returning, including Walton Goggins, Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Moisés Arias, Frances Turner, and Kyle MacLachlan. Behind the scenes, executive producers Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, alongside showrunners Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner, continue to guide the narrative. This early return is a direct response to the massive anticipation following the breakout success of the first season.
The full second season will air weekly through February 4th on Prime Video. Prepare your Pip-Boys, grab your snacks, and get ready for the journey to New Vegas a little earlier than planned.
Tune in to Prime Video this Tuesday at 6 p.m. PT for the early Season 2 premiere of Fallout!