Fallout TV series
Hacker ApprovedRanked 11 of 60 TV series by recommenders
Fans consider it a top video game adaptation, enjoyable even for non-gamers. Critics say the show weakens after its first season.
Fans consider it a top video game adaptation, enjoyable even for non-gamers. Critics say the show weakens after its first season.
33 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 27
- criticize it
- 6
- approval share
- 82%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 27 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 4.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Benchmark for video game adaptations
“Other then fallout and arcane there haven't been any good game adaptations (on TV)”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “Xbox Turns Down Netflix $500M Offer” “Fallout I would say is the benchmark to beat for video game adaption to screen.”
Comment from 27 Aug 2026 in “Hollywood's Video Game Era Is Here. Will It Be Any Good?” “Especially in comparison to recent additions like The Last of Us and Fallout.”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “Xbox Turns Down Netflix $500M Offer” - Comment from 27 Aug 2026 in “Hollywood's Video Game Era Is Here. Will It Be Any Good?”
Enjoyable even for non-gamers
“Fallouts been pretty good. Not sure what they did right there”
Comment from 24 Jan 2026 in “Amazon braces for another major round of layoffs, 14,000 jobs at risk” “The Fallout series on Amazon has also be rather enjoyable.”
Comment from 27 Aug 2026 in “Hollywood's Video Game Era Is Here. Will It Be Any Good?” “Fallout is enjoyable even if you dislike gaming.”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “Xbox Turns Down Netflix $500M Offer” Strong turnaround for a game IP
“Fallout, which Amazon exexuted, was on par with Andor ( a Disney series) in my book.”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “Xbox Turns Down Netflix $500M Offer” “Fallout is great example of a subset of their IP making a huge turnaround”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “Xbox Turns Down Netflix $500M Offer” Deep worldbuilding and community support
“Much of Fallout's success is also because Bethesda also puts effort into worldbuilding and supporting a community.”
Comment from 27 Aug 2026 in “Hollywood's Video Game Era Is Here. Will It Be Any Good?” “Bethesda also puts effort into worldbuilding and supporting a community”
Comment from 27 Aug 2026 in “Hollywood's Video Game Era Is Here. Will It Be Any Good?”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Second season weaker than the first
“the second season to be unwatchable”
Comment from 25 Jan 2026 in “Amazon braces for another major round of layoffs, 14,000 jobs at risk” “I felt Fallout had one good season then quickly became rudderless”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “Xbox Turns Down Netflix $500M Offer” “This show has really lost the plot.”
Comment from 4 Mar 2026 in “Welcome to the Wasteland: A Thousand Gas Towns” Misses the spirit of Fallout
“pushing nostalgia for a warped version of an old time”
Comment from 23 Jan 2026 in “Why medieval city-builder video games are historically inaccurate (2020)” “Bethesda missing the point of Fallout as a universe”
Comment from 9 Aug 2026 in “Protopia” “I would call Fallout dismal”
Comment from 29 Aug 2026 in “Hollywood's Video Game Era Is Here. Will It Be Any Good?”
Other TV series people recommend
The four most recommended other TV series, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halt and Catch Fire | 166 | 20 | 89% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Babylon 5 | 86 | 21 | 80% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Silicon Valley (TV series) | 52 | 1 | 98% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Andor | 52 | 5 | 91% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Fallout TV seriesThis page | 27 | 6 | 82% | 7 | — | Approved |
What people said
31 of the 34 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Fallout is a fine watch, but it is a cut below.”
“Other then fallout and arcane there haven't been any good game adaptations (on TV)”
“Especially in comparison to recent additions like The Last of Us and Fallout.”
“Fallout is great example of a subset of their IP making a huge turnaround”
“Fallout is enjoyable even if you dislike gaming.”
“I felt Fallout had one good season then quickly became rudderless”
“Fallout, which Amazon exexuted, was on par with Andor ( a Disney series) in my book.”
“would give you different endings depending on the choices you made through out the game”
“I would call Fallout dismal”
“The Fallout series on Amazon has also be rather enjoyable.”
“Fallout, Last of Us (and don't forget Cyberpunk: Edgerunners) for TV.”
“Bethesda also puts effort into worldbuilding and supporting a community”
“Much of Fallout's success is also because Bethesda also puts effort into worldbuilding and supporting a community.”
“Fallout I would say is the benchmark to beat for video game adaption to screen.”
“Bethesda missing the point of Fallout as a universe”
“it encouraged me to pretend I am ethical when in fact it has brought me to do literally nothing with other people”
“I enjoy Fallout and it's very validating to play it and be the "good" guy.”
“the feel of TFA and Fallout are not out of place which is part of what makes them good”
“Severance (Apple TV) and Fallout (Amazon Prime) are pretty amazing TV shows that came out somewhat recently”
“This show has really lost the plot.”
“Good games comes with final versions and titles such as: fallout 1, fallout 2, fallout 3, fallout NV, fallout 4.”
“RPG:s with caustic jokes and satire”
“Good games comes with final versions and titles such as: fallout 1, fallout 2, fallout 3, fallout NV, fallout 4”
“Good games comes with final versions and titles such as: fallout 1, fallout 2”
“Good games comes with final versions and titles such as: fallout 1, fallout 2, fallout 3”
“It created an amazing and immersive feel to the game somehow”
“the actual atmosphere of the games was a lot more gritty and impactful”
“the second season to be unwatchable”
“have all done really well if not been hits”
“Fallouts been pretty good. Not sure what they did right there”
“pushing nostalgia for a warped version of an old time”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.