Falloutis one of Bethesda’s most popular IPs, right up there withThe Elder Scrolls.And just like the latter,Falloutgames tend to be big, seminal hits when they do release. However, whileBethesda reportedly has ideas forFallout 5, there is no indication that it’s anywhere near active development.
But, that doesn’t mean fans won’t be getting anyFalloutcontent in the future. Amazon is working on a TV series, having announced showrunners for it, that is reportedly entering production this year, and most recently, that has tapped a lead role. According to reports,Walton Goggins will take on the lead role of theFalloutTV series, and according to many rumors and other reports around that, he will also be playing a Ghoul.
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Playing a Ghoul In Fallout
This, while it should be taken with a grain of salt, is a big deal. The lead role being a Ghoul would suggest that thisFalloutTV seriesis about the world and the post-Nuclear War world from a Ghoul’s perspective, and that’s something players of the franchise have always wanted.Falloutlets players choose their characters, but they’ve always been limited to a human man or woman.
This stands in stark contrast toThe Elder Scrolls, which has a plethora of races to choose from, but it’s likely because Bethesda tends to attempt to tell very emotional, human stories withinFallout—the search for one’s father and the search for one’s son. Nonetheless, fans have wantedFalloutcharacter creation to include ghouls, super mutants, synths, and more. But, likely because of this approach to “human stories,” this has never happened.
This is ironic for the TV series then. While it’s not confirmed, seeing aGhoul’s take on theFalloutworldand seeing it through their eyes is something fans have wanted for quite some time. In that aspect, theFalloutTV series is beating the game series to the punch. This, unfortunately, doesn’t suggest thatFallout 5will be able to do so, but if the TV series is successful with a non-human lead character—if again, that is the case—then perhaps it’ll make its way to the games too.
Of course, that depends on a lot of factors including when and ifFallout 5ever releases. Conservative estimates, based on Bethesda’s typical approach and currentdevelopment ofThe Elder Scrolls 6andStarfield,suggest that Fallout 5 landing before 2030 is unlikely, so that’s a lot of time to figure out how to work out a story for humans, synths, ghouls, and so forth.
