Fallout TV series casts Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin for second season — but what role is he playing?

Fallout TV series casts Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin for second season — but what role is he playing?

What you need to know

  • The Fallout TV series from Amazon MGM Studios, Bethesda Game Studios, and Kilter Films launched earlier this year to critical praise and commercial success.
  • A second season of the Fallout TV series is in production.
  • According to a report from Deadline, Macaulay Culkin is joining the cast.
  • Culkin, best known for his role as a child actor in the Home Alone movies, is reportedly playing a “crazy genius-type” character.

As a tech enthusiast with a soft spot for sci-fi and post-apocalyptic narratives, I’ve been eagerly awaiting the second season of the Fallout TV series ever since its impressive debut earlier this year. And now, news about Macaulay Culkin joining the cast as a “crazy genius-type” character has sent my excitement levels through the roof!


The world of the Wasteland is getting a tiny bit larger.

As a researcher, I am thrilled to share that I have learned about Macaulay Culkin joining the ensemble of the Fallout TV series in a recurring role. Based on reports from Deadline, details about his character remain undisclosed, but it is suggested he will play a character with a “crazy genius” persona.

Macaulay Culkin initially gained fame for portraying Kevin McCallister in the films Home Alone and Home Alone 2, after which he took a break from acting in 1994. However, he has made a comeback to television, featuring in series such as American Horror Story and The Righteous Gemstones.

Culkin adds weight to an already-impressive cast

Fallout TV series casts Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin for second season — but what role is he playing?

In a new development, Culkin is set to join an already powerful ensemble cast. In the first season of the Fallout TV series, Ella Purnell stepped into the character of Vault Dweller Lucy MacLean, while Walton Goggins portrayed the role of the survivalist gunslinger called The Ghoul.

Completing the ensemble, we have Aaron Moten portraying Brotherhood of Steel squire Maximus, while Kyle MacLachlan takes on the role of Lucy’s father, Vault Overseer Hank MacLean. Both characters are set to reappear in the upcoming second season. The series is a joint production between Kilter Films, Amazon MGM Studios, and partners Bethesda Game Studios (the game developer) and Bethesda Softworks (the publisher).

The Amazon Prime Video-exclusive Fallout TV show swiftly gained recognition and attracted a large audience, soon climbing to be one of the most-watched programs on the platform. It won two Emmys and amassed over 100 million viewers by October 2024. The series’ success also boosted the popularity of the Fallout video games, leading to a significant increase in players and sales for every single title in the franchise.

The exact release date for the second season of the show hasn’t been announced yet, but what is worth mentioning is that this series heavily relies on practical props rather than computer-generated imagery (CGI). This could potentially mean that we might see it sooner than the typical two-year interval between seasons that’s common among shows with heavy special effects.

In my critique of the debut season of the Fallout TV show, I pointed out that “It’s those minor details that ultimately carry the most weight, and everything here seems authentically Fallout, right down to the prop design and the uneasy instant when a character drinks contaminated water for the first time. Overall, what I saw on screen made me confident that Nolan, Robertson-Dworet, Wagner, and everyone else behind the scenes truly understand the essence of this franchise.

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2024-11-08 13:09