Fallout Season 2 Wraps Filming: Here's What We Know About the Release Date and New Vegas Setting

It’s official—cameras have stopped rolling on Fallout Season 2, and the countdown has begun. After months spent trekking through radioactive ruins and moral gray zones, Ella Purnell took to Instagram with the kind of update fans have been craving: filming is done. Finished. Vault door closed.

The behind-the-scenes photo she shared—grinning next to her in-universe dad, Kyle MacLachlan—quietly confirmed what the fandom has been watching for. And with that, the long road to post-production begins.

What’s Next: Waiting on the Wasteland

Now, the big question: when do we return to the apocalypse?

While Prime Video hasn’t stamped a date on it just yet, we can piece together a rough window. If Season 2 follows a timeline anything like the first—filming wrapped in March 2023, then aired in April 2024—we could be staring down a similar one-year turnaround. That would land us somewhere around spring 2026.

But don’t get too comfy marking your calendars just yet. This time, the stakes (and the set pieces) might be even bigger. With the show shifting its sights to the iconic wasteland city of New Vegas, post-production could stretch longer. That means a late 2026 release isn’t off the table.

The Road to New Vegas

When Season 1 ended, it left us with a swirl of revelations. Lucy’s heart-wrenching confrontation with her father, Hank, exposed a twisted legacy—and a trail of secrets too dangerous to ignore. Now, Hank’s on the run, power armor and all, with New Vegas in his sights.

Lucy and The Ghoul, ever the unlikely duo, aren’t far behind. Their mission? Truth, justice, and probably some very explosive encounters.

At MegaCon Orlando, Purnell hinted that Season 2 is “a wild ride” full of twists no one will see coming. Walton Goggins echoed that excitement, calling it a step above even what the standout first season accomplished. If that’s true—and we have no reason to doubt it—we're in for something special.

Respecting the Game, Expanding the World

There’s always a balancing act when adapting beloved video game lore, especially one as branching and player-defined as Fallout: New Vegas. But Todd Howard reassured fans on Kinda Funny Gamescast that the show will honor that openness.

The writers won’t canonize one ending or force a singular storyline. Instead, the goal is to capture the spirit of choice that defined the game—allowing the world to expand without erasing what made it iconic in the first place.

One Step Closer

Season 2 of Fallout isn’t just in the works anymore—it’s real, wrapped, and rumbling toward us like a runaway Brahmin caravan. With post-production now underway, every VFX touch and musical sting brings us closer to Prime Video’s next deep dive into the radioactive heart of the Wasteland.

Whether we return in spring 2026 or a bit later, one thing’s certain: Fallout isn’t slowing down.