‘Fallout’ Is Off to the Second-Best Start in Amazon Prime Video’s History

Brian Welk
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Video-game adaptations are going next level. Amazon says “Fallout” is off to the second-best start for any series on Prime Video ever.

More than 65 million people watched “Fallout” in its first 16 days on the streaming service, per a Prime Video rep. Amazon says that’s second only to the 16-day debut window for “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” back in 2022. Amazon also says “Fallout” is the number 1 title globally on Prime Video in that span, it’s hit number 1 in 170 countries, and more than 60 percent of its audience has come internationally. People in the UK, France, and Brazil especially love it.

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The streamer claimed back in 2022 that the debut episode of “Rings of Power” was watched by 25 million people in just 24 hours and by 100 million people overall, but never reported specific figures for a 16-day window. But how many kept watching? A report said only 37 percent of viewers who started that series finished it. Season 2 of the “Lords of the Rings” show is set for release later this year.

“Fallout” has already notched a second season pickup and has percolated at the top of some early streaming charts, including one from ReelGood that said it topped SVOD charts in its debut week. It’s also likely a far cheaper hit than “Rings of Power,” which is reportedly one of the most expensive TV productions ever made.

“Fallout” is based on the video-game franchise and is set 200 years after the apocalypse, in which thousands now live exclusively inside luxury fallout shelters but are forced to return to the nuclear hellscape their ancestors left behind. The series stars Ella Purnell as Lucy, a Vault-dweller who is forced to the surface to rescue her father. The series also stars Aaron Moten, Walton Goggins, and Kyle MacLachlan.

The series comes from Kilter Films and executive producers Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy. Nolan directed the first three episodes. Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner serve as executive producers, creators, and co-showrunners. Athena Wickham of Kilter Films also executive produces, along with Todd Howard for Bethesda Game Studios and James Altman for Bethesda Softworks. Amazon MGM Studios and Kilter Films produce in association with Bethesda Game Studios and Bethesda Softworks.

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