'Fallout' video game adaptation gets release date

Los Angeles [US]: The makers of post-apocalyptic drama series 'Fallout', adapted from the popular video game franchise of the same name, have announced its release date.

'Fallout' will be out on April 12, 2024. The update was shared on Monday, a.k.a. "Fallout Day" in the video game community, with a teaser styled like one of the Pip-Boys in the game, Variety reported.

Starring Walton Goggins, the series takes place in a future, post-apocalyptic Los Angeles. Citizens must live in underground bunkers to protect themselves from radiation, mutants and bandits after nuclear annihilation. The story begins in Vault 33, one such bunker that is a prominent setting in the video games. The "Fallout" show will also take place in the official canon of the games.

Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Moises Arias, Kyle MacLachlan, Sarita Choudhury, Michael Emerson, Leslie Uggams, Frances Turner, Dave Register, Zach Cherry, Johnny Pemberton, Rodrigo Luzzi, Annabel O'Hagan, and Xelia Mendes-Jones are also a part of Prme Video's project.

Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner serve as executive producers, writers and co-showrunners.