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'Fallout' hopes to start filming Season 3 next summer

Originally posted on Nerdist | By Michael Walsh | Last updated Dec 9, 2025 11:36 AM ET

TV used to be a lot simpler. Shows would start airing new episodes in the fall, and outside of a few short breaks, would continue to do so for anywhere from 22 to 26 episodes until the spring. Then, after a summer of reruns, the whole process would start up again with a new season. It was great. Now we’re lucky if a TV show can deliver more than eight episodes in three freaking years. Looking right at you, Stranger Things! I might sound like an old man yelling at clouds, but I am not alone in hating this modern trend of lengthy delays between seasons. Fallout‘s executive producer Jonathan Nolan and showrunner Geneva Robertson-Dworet completely agree. Which is why they’re hoping to start filming season three next summer, shortly after season two ends.

Despite featuring feature film level production, Fallout didn’t need two or three years to return to the wasteland. Season two debuts on December 17, 2025. Thats’s just 20 months after season one ended. Compared to the olden times when shows only needed three months between seasons, that might seem long. But in the modern era, its a downright miracle. It’s also a timetable the show hopes to maintain.

While talking to IGN, Nolan and Robertson-Dworet gave an important (the most important, really) update on season three. Nolan’s answer was everything our tired-of-waiting ears yearn to hear from every TV show exec. He said, “With regards to production, we’re hoping to be shooting again next summer. We’ll see if that all comes together. Best laid plans and all.”

Nolan then said he’s proud they turned season two around so quickly without sacrificing production quality or scope. That’s something important they plan while taking a “reasonable amount of time” between new installments, unlike other shows. “I think what’s happened with television, in terms of taking longer and longer from season to season, is kind of an unfortunate trend,” said Nolan.

Yes. It is. It is, Jonathan Nolan. Thanks for noticing. More importantly, thanks for doing something about it.

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