Prime Video has set a release date for the spin-off to its hit video game adaptation of Fallout. The upcoming series, Fallout Shelter: The Experiment, was announced earlier this year. Unlike the scripted post-apocalyptic series, the spin-off will be a competition show. The announcement came as part of the franchise’s celebrations on Fallout Day.
A short video posted by Prime Video shows text teasing the show on a Pip-Boy display. “The world is ending. The competition is just beginning,” reads the text. Fallout Shelter: The Experiment will be released on Prime Video on January 13, 2027.
Watch the Fallout Shelter: The Experiment release date announcement teaser below:
What to know about Fallout Shelter: The Experiment’s premise and connection to the franchise
The original announcement for the show revealed that it will consist of 10 episodes. The series will be set inside Vault-Tec’s bomb-proof vaults, following a diverse group of contestants. The contestants will be tested through various challenges blended with “deeply social, psychological, and narrative-driven gameplay.”
The series is named after the 2015 clicker video game that tasked players with managing their own vaults. A casting call had previously revealed that the show will throw challenges at players that test their core attributes derived from the video games. These include strength, perception, endurance, charisma, intelligence, agility, and luck.
Fallout Shelter: The Experiment will be produced by Studio Lambert in co-production with Kilter Films. Stephen Lambert, Tim Harcourt, Jack Burgess, Toni Ireland, Stephen Yemoh, Stephen Lovelock, and Amina Badresingh from Studio Lambert will executive produce. They will be joined by Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy, Athena Wickham, James Altman, and Todd Howard.
Studio Lambert is well-versed in the world of unscripted competition shows. It previously produced hits such as The Traitors, Squid Game: The Challenge, Rise and Fall, Naked Attraction, and more.
Fans are also expecting Fallout season 3 to release sometime next year, while the show remains in production. Microsoft, which owns Bethesda and, by extension, Fallout, has reportedly been pitching Hollywood studios on the rights to develop adaptations of its gaming properties.
