Macaulay Culkin to Join FALLOUT for Season 2

Cassie Holguin

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Highlights

  • Macaulay Culkin will join the cast of Prime Video’s Fallout for Season 2.
  • There is no word on which specific character Culkin will play, but sources mention a “crazy genius type.”
  • Filming for Season 2 begins in November of this year with no release date in sight.

Macaulay Culkin Gets Post-Apocalyptic  

We learned that Macaulay Culkin will have a recurring role in Season 2 of Prime Video’s Fallout series. Probably best known for playing Kevin McCallister in Home Alone, Culkin’s more recent credits include a voice role in The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy as well as appearances in The Righteous Gemstones. He also played a major role in American Horror Story: Double Feature.

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About Fallout

Fallout is Prime Video’s television series based on the video game franchise of the same name created by Bethesda Softworks. The series and the games occur 200 years after a nuclear apocalypse. In the series, residents of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the violent landscape above. 

There is no word yet as to which character Culkin will be playing, but Deadline teases it will be a “crazy genius type.” Culkin joins other cast members Ella Purnell (Lucy), Walton Goggins (Cooper Howard), Aaron Moten (Maximus), Moisés Arias (Norm), Kyle MacLachlan (Hank) and many more.

Wearing multiple hats are the creators, executive producers, and showrunners Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner. On behalf of Kilter Films, Jonathon Nolan, Lisa Joy, and Athena Wickham are also executive producers. Additionally, Todd Howard produces on behalf of Bethesda Game Studios, while James Altman represents Bethesda Softworks. 

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So far, Fallout has enjoyed great success, including becoming one of Prime Video’s Top 3 Most-Watched Titles at its debut. The series also pulled 16 Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Writing, and Outstanding Lead Actor for Walton Goggins. Fallout won the Emmy for Outstanding Music Supervision. 

Surprisingly, Fallout Season 2 is set to begin filming in November of this year, but it will be a while before we see it. However, you can watch Season 1 of Fallout right now here on Prime Video

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