Fallout Season 3 Adds Breaking Bad Star Aaron Paul to Cast
· IGN
Production seems to be ramping up on Fallout Season 3 as the show has begun casting ahead of filming. Prime Video has confirmed in a press release that Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul has been tapped to join the next season of the highly successful video game adaptation in an undisclosed role.
Many of the characters in the show are original to the adaptation (with a small handful of exceptions), so it wouldn't be too shocking if Paul's character isn't familiar to fans. It's unclear if he will be an antagonist or an ally to the core characters of the show, but in the Wasteland, few people are completely trustworthy.
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This isn't the first time Aaron Paul has been linked to Fallout. The actor was invited to a launch party for Fallout: New Vegas in 2010, and photos of him at the event frequently make the rounds in the Fallout community. Some hoped that maybe this attention would eventually lead to Paul joining the show, and it appears the prophecy has been fulfilled. Paul also has a link to the producers of the show, as he was a key piece of HBO's Westworld, which was created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, the producers of Fallout.
In 2024, Nolan told IGN that Aaron Paul was actively campaigning to be in a future Fallout season.
"Aaron Paul was at the premiere, a human being I love so much," said Nolan. "And he was very polite. He was very enthusiastic about the show. There was sort of an unspoken kind of like, 'What's up, man?' But we've been hearing from so many people, and it's kind of fun to see the Fallout fans come out of the woodwork. People you've known a long time and you realize, 'Oh, you've been playing this whole time." So it's been a lot of fun.'"
Aaron Paul's gaming roots extend beyond Fallout as well. He played the protagonist in the 2014 Need for Speed film and earned acclaim for his role as Robert Robertson, aka Mecha Man, in Dispatch. There's hope that Paul will reprise his Dispatch role in a future season of the game, but nothing has been confirmed.
Fallout Season 2 took place in and around New Vegas, the setting of one of the most beloved games in the series. However, it seems like Fallout Season 3 will move to another new location, as the finale suggests that at least some of the characters will be heading toward Colorado. As fans know, Colorado is not featured in the Fallout games, unlike California and New Vegas.
Given that Fallout is constantly juggling different storylines with different characters, it's hard to predict where Paul might fit in. He could cross paths with The Ghoul in Colorado. He could join forces with Lucy or Maximus. The show left the door wide open for Season 3, leaving it hard to clearly theorize what's to come.
Fallout Season 3 is likely to release sometime in 2027, with filming expected to start this summer. There was a quick turnaround for Season 2, so it isn't out of the question that Season 3 will be released in the summer or fall of 2027. Either way, it'll be exciting to see where the story goes and what this could mean for the larger Fallout universe going forward.
Cade Onder is a freelancer for IGN's news team. He covers all things entertainment, including gaming, film, and more. You can find him on Twitter @Cade_Onder.