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An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter Fallout season 3: key information- Announced in May 2025- No release date or trailer news to report- Filming set to begin by mid-2026- Executive producer wants to get it "back on the air as soon as we can"- Cast and plot details still under wraps- Should feature characters who survived last season's finale- Story will pick up after season 2 episode 8- Unclear if a fourth season will get made
Fallout season 3 is officially in development, sugar bombs. Indeed, work is already underway on another installment of the popular Prime Video show, so there'll be more adventures across the Wasteland to be had in the future.
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Amazon's popular dystopian drama doesn't have a set return date yet. However, Fallout season 3 was officially announced last May, so it's been in development for at least eight months.
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Speaking to IGN last December, executive producer Jonathan Nolan revealed that principal photography might begin on the Fallout TV show's third season in mid-2026, too, before adding that he wants to get the series "back on the air as soon as we can". It sounds like the cast and crew don't want to make us wait three years for it, then.
When could we see it, though? Season 1 took seven months to shoot, while its follow-up was filmed in just five months. From a post-production perspective, season 1 launched 14 months after filming wrapped, while season 2 arrived just seven months after its shooting schedule ended. If – and it's a big if – season 3 follows in the latter's footsteps, it's not outlandish to suggest it could premiere sometime in mid-2027.
Fallout season 3 trailer: is there one?
No and there won't be one for a long time yet. Once a trailer is unveiled, I'll update this section.
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Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inboxContact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.Based on how last season ended, here are the major players we expect to see in Fallout season 3:
- Ella Purnell as Lucy MacLean
- Aaron Moten as Maximus
- Walton Goggins as The Ghoul/Cooper Howard
- Moises Arias as Norm MacLean
- Frances Turner as Barbara Howard
- Teagan Meredith as Janey Howard
- Johnny Pemberton as Thaddeus
- Annabel O'Hagen as Stephanie Harper
- Leslie Uggams as Betty Pearson
- Dave Register as Chet
- Rodrigo Luzzi as Reg McPhee
- Leer Leary as Davey
- Xelia-Mendes Jones as Dane
- Michael Cristofer as Quintus
- Justin Theroux as Robert House
- Macaulay Culkin as Lacerta Legate
- Rachel Marsh as Claudia
I expect other supporting characters to be back for more post-apocalyptic drama, too. Dale Dickey's Ma June, Edythe Jason's Barv, and Barbara Eve Harris' Captain Rodriguez have had bit-part roles to play throughout Fallout's TV adaptation. There's no reason why they wouldn't feature again next time around, then.
Fallout season 3 should also continue including flashbacks centered around Cooper and Barbara Howard. If it does, we could see Dallas Goldtooth's Charles Whiteknife, Clancy Brown's unnamed US President, and Michael Emerson's Siggi Wilzig return, too.
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Considering that Kyle McLachlan's Hank MacLean has been a prominent figure throughout the show's first two seasons, you might be wondering why I haven't mentioned him so far Well, there's no guarantee he'll return. Sure, a de-aged McLachlan could continue to appear as a younger Hank in the aforementioned flashbacks I mentioned above. However, given what happened to him in last season's finale, we might have seen the last of Hank in the present.
Fallout season 3 story speculation
Major spoilers follow for Fallout season 2.
Fallout season 3's story brief hasn't been released yet. However, considering what went down in its predecessor's finale – read my Fallout season 2 ending explained article for a full breakdown of what happened – we can make assumptions about where things will go next.
Let's start with Lucy and Maximus. The pair were finally reunited in last season's finale, titled 'The Strip', but new problems await them in New Vegas.
Not only are they smack-bang in the middle of a potential war between Caesar's Legion and the New California Republic for control of the city, but I'd be surprised if they aren't roped into helping Robert House at some stage. We know his digital consciousness is still alive, and that House has a way of manipulating people to suit his agenda. I wouldn't be shocked, then, if the duo become embroiled in whatever nefarious scheme he's cooking up.
As for The Ghoul, he's heading off to Colorado to track down his family. I suspect his latest Wasteland sojourn will be interspersed with more pre-Great War flashbacks, too, which should show us the fallout of Cooper Howard (i.e., The Ghoul's human identity) being arrested after he took the fall for the un-American actions that the Cooper family have taken throughout season 2.
There are plenty of other storylines that need addressing and/or resolving in Fallout season 3. We need answers about where Norm and Claudia are going next, what Phase Two of The Enclave's plan is – you know, the one that Steph initiated using the black Pip-Boy – and how it'll affect the residents of Vault 32, whether the Brotherhood of Steel will succeed in reviving the Liberty Prime superweapon program, and more on what The Enclave's endgame is.
Then there are big questions that last season's eighth and final episode threw up when it debuted on one of the world's best streaming services.
With the revelation that Hank and Steph were secretly married, is Lucy and/or Norm's real mom actually Steph? If either or both are her offspring, how would them being half-Canadian impact their sense of self and, more importantly, the overarching narrative?
Next, with The Ghoul heading to Colorado, will we see any elements of Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel, a somewhat obscure real-time strategy title that's part of Bethesda's beloved videogame franchise, referenced in season 3?
As for Norm and Claudia, will the latter look at the former differently after he chose to save himself, rather than help her during the radroach attack? How will they find Claudia's home vault? If they can't, what's their plan to survive on the surface? And will Norm ever find out the truth about his dad?
Lastly, with The Enclave becoming a more prominent part of Amazon's TV adaptation, will the series finally pull back the curtain on what it is and how it operates to those who haven't played any of the Fallout games? Or will it continue to operate in the shadows until later in the TV series' lifecycle? I guess these final two queries depend on whether more seasons get made. Speaking of which...
Will there be a fourth season of Fallout?
We don't know. However, considering how successful Fallout has been, it's more likely than not that a fourth season will be developed.
Ahead of season 2's final episodes airing, Deadline reported that Fallout's sophomore outing was on track to be the fourth-best-performing returning series on Prime Video. Its second season is also the sixth most-watched in the streamer's history, with only Fallout season 1, Reacher seasons 1 through 3, and The Rings of Power's first two installments being viewed by more people.
Add in comments made by Aaron Moten at Liverpool Comic-Con 2025 (per The Gamer) that it could last for five or six seasons, there's no reason to suspect that Amazon will be calling time on the successful TV series anytime soon. Expect more adventures across the Wasteland post-season 3, then.
For more Prime Video TV show coverage, read our guides on The Rings of Power season 3, Reacher season 4, The Boys season 5, and Invincible season 4.
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