The head of Bethesda Game Studios, Todd Howard, asked the producers of the Fallout series not to include certain secret things in it, because the developer plans to use them in Fallout 5. In a conversation with Den of Geek, the creators of the series did not reveal the details of their show or games, but spoke about the tight.

Fallout’s screen adaptation features Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, as well as showrunners Geneva Robertson-Dvoret and Graham Wagner. Bethesda’s Todd Howard, who has led the development of every major game in the series since 2008’s Fallout 3. During SXSW 2024, journalists spoke with most of the series’ creative team and main cast to learn more about their views on video games. They asked the team to clarify Nolan’s recent comment about the TV show’s status in the Fallout games canon, which caused a stir among fans.

“Our series is related to games, as games are related to each other. “It’s almost like we’re Fallout,” Nolan said earlier. “I don’t mean to sound presumptuous, but it’s just a non-interactive version, right?”

Some concerned fans were quick to interpret this as the series replacing Fallout 5. But that’s not the case, Nolan and Howard said in response to questions.

“I think it would be very presumptuous for anyone to suggest that we’re going to reach the caliber of the games,” Nolan says, also explaining the benefits of setting the show in the same timeline as Bethesda’s titles (Amazon’s series takes place after all the games, 2296 year). “It means you have all the benefits of the beautiful storytelling that the Todds have joined, but we can also tell an original story in that world. For us as writers and directors, it’s just a dream come true.”

“I think we made Fallout 6,” Wagner jokes during the interview. “We know everything about Fallout 5, we’re not telling anyone,” Nolan adds jokingly.

Todd Howard knows all about the real Fallout 5 game. Bethesda is already working on the game, but it won’t go into production until the team finishes work on The Elder Scrolls 6. Using this, Todd told the show’s creators off anything that might conflict stories of Fallout 5.

“There were some moments where I was like, ‘Don’t do it because we’re going to do it in Fallout 5,'” Howard intrigues. At the same time, he assures that the Fallout series tells its own original story, which does not repeat the events of the games.

During our conversation, Howard clearly defined the goal of the team’s work: to create a series that will appeal to both long-time fans of games and newcomers.

“In many ways, the game is just one of the portals to the world. Yes, you’re in control, but it can be a little intimidating for a lot of people, says Howard. — They’re not going to sit and learn the game, it’s a big learning process. In a TV format, it can be very cinematic — as Jonathan says, “we’re making an eight-hour movie here.” If you are already a fan of this series, you can skip to the next chapter of Fallout. If you’re not a fan and a little intimidated by a game like this, you can experience all the goodness in this world by pressing a button and enjoying it.”

The first trailer for Amazon’s Fallout series premieres April 11 on Prime Video

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