‘Fallout Shelter’ Competition Show Reportedly in Development

Two seasons in, and the Fallout TV show may soon expand its horizons. Not with a spinoff set in the same universe with new characters, but a reality competition show, of all things.

Per reporter Jeff Sneider, the streamer’s got designs on such a project dubbed Fallout Shelter. He alleges the series will take place inside one or perhaps multiple Vaults, and take inspiration from the video game of the same name where a player (dubbed the “Overseer”) manages their Vault and its citizens by giving them food, supplies, and generally making sure they survive. Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy are expected to executive produce this series, as they do for the adaptation.

The Fallout Shelter game debuted on mobile back in 2015 and was the first mobile spinoff for the franchise. (It’s since been ported to other systems, including Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.) If it’s true that Prime Video’s expanding the franchise with a competition show, it’s not too surprising: the streamer already has series for Mr. Beast and 007, and Netflix has a similar offshoot for Squid Game, which recently wrapped its second season and will get a third.

Does that make it good that Fallout’s post-apocalyptic setting may end up the backdrop for an otherwise standard reality show? Not really. Either way, we’ll have more on this show as news emerges, and whether Prime will make an in-universe Fallout spinoff, or even just more seasons of the main show.

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