Actor Macaulay Culkin is among the new cast members for Fallout Season 2, stepping into the role of a solider in Caesar’s Legion. He said in a new interview that he doesn’t have much experience playing the Fallout games, but he’s well-versed in the Fallout lore thanks to YouTube videos.
“I’m very familiar with the lore,” the Home Alone star told IGN. “For sure. I’ve less hands-on experience with the games themselves, but that being said, I knew what I was walking into. When we [Culkin and actress Brenda Song] were watching the show, I would pause it for her and catch her up on like, ‘Oh, that’s what this means, or that means, or that kind of thing.’ Even some of the subtle subtext of the show.”
Culkin, 45, said he’s too busy these days to try to play video games, so he “watched a lot of YouTube stuff” for Fallout.
Fallout Season 2 premieres December 17 on Prime Video. Season 1 is streaming now on Prime Video, or if you don’t have a subscription, you can watch the entirety of Season 1 on Samsung TV Plus with ads.
In addition to Culkin, Fallout Season 2 adds Kumail Nanjiani and the action heads to New Vegas. For more, check out GameSpot’s Fallout TV show review for Season 1. We also have an explainer for the ending of Season 1.
As for the game series, Fallout 76 just got a new Burning Springs update, which added Walton Goggins’ character from the TV show, The Ghoul, and a new region of the map to explore. Looking further out, Bethesda is making Fallout 5, but it’s still early days.
