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Fallout review: This jaunty trip to the apocalypse is lots of fun

Amid a deluge of dour TV shows about the end of the world, Fallout, based on the hit video games of the same name and set in the wastelands of 2296, stands out, says Bethan Ackerley

By Bethan Ackerley

17 April 2024

Ella Purnell (Lucy)

Lucy (Ella Purnell) leaves her bunker to face life on the perilous surface

JoJo Whilden/Prime Video

Fallout
Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy
Amazon Prime Video

If you have read this column before, you may have seen me declare my apocalypse fatigue, what with the sheer volume of doomsday drama on TV today. I still am fatigued, for the most part, but a new series from Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy has given me pause. Based on the hit video games of the same name, Amazon Prime Video’s Fallout is a jaunty, free-wheeling trip to the end of…

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