How to produce Precipitation season begins, Walton Goggins reflects on the impact of Season 1 following its release in his meetings with fans around the world. Based on the beloved Bethesda video game franchise, the Prime Video series follows Ella Purnell's Lucy as she leaves the safety of her underground home in the Vault to the irradiated wastelands that were once America, following a cataclysmic nuclear conflict. Alongside Purnell and Goggins, PrecipitationThe cast includes Aaron Moten, Kyle MacLachlan, Moises Arias, Leslie Uggams, Johnny Pemberton, Sarita Choudhury and Michael Emerson.
With production in Precipitation season two is about to begin, Goggins recalled how the first season was received while speaking with Entertainment Weekly. Goggins is no stranger to public recognition for his roles, but the post-apocalyptic series 2024 brought the most reactions he's seen throughout his career – the actor recalls how he met three different fans who praised the show during a trip to family to Istanbul:
I've been lucky enough to be stopped in public not for one thing, but for a variety of projects over the years. Then suddenly people were talking more about Fallout than anything else. There was a moment when I was walking down the street with my wife and son in Istanbul, where in the space of a block someone from Iraq appeared who was there on vacation, someone from Syria appeared and someone from Kurdistan appeared. above. We were walking and eating baklava after having a glass of wine in a restaurant, and then there were these three encounters, one after the other. We all looked at each other with so much love in our hearts and had long conversations.
​​​​​​With these three meetings, Goggins began to appreciate how Precipitation It was a hit around the world and resonated with viewers from diverse cultural backgrounds, something the actor is proud of. Check out Goggins' response below:
We did something that is reaching all countries. It's breaking down those barriers and becoming something that people share. At this stage in my life, I'm grateful to be a part of it.
What Fallout's success could mean for future seasons
A strong debut could inspire bolder story choices
It is undeniable that Precipitation has had an incredible impact that extends far beyond the franchise's established fanbase, as critics and general audiences alike have been quick to embrace it. Along with near-unanimous praise and huge viewership, the first season attracted multiple award nominations from various organizations and even sparked renewed interest in the video game franchise. With the series able to establish itself so strongly in its premiere, there are several ways to inspire the direction of season two's production.
Although it faithfully adapted the world of the video game, the television series was carefully developed by co-showrunners Graham Wagner and Geneva Robertson-Dworet and producer Jonathan Nolan, who were tasked with intentionally avoiding adapting major stories from the franchise and focusing on its own settings. However, with the series being a hit among dedicated fans and newcomers alike, the creatives behind the series may be more willing to revisit plot points and characters established in the game and bring them into their characters' journeys.
Precipitation season 1 ended with a tease for a visit to New Vegas long after the events of the 2011 video game, which could offer a definitive canonical answer to the story's player-driven routes, so that similar open-ended mysteries could be answered if seasons future films would receive a similar response to the debut.
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With Precipitation solidifying itself as one of the standout television series of 2024, it may be hard to believe how the series was originally received with trepidation. Despite the acclaimed cast and crew, bringing the franchise to live action was no easy task, and Prime Video's decision to break away from its typical strategy of releasing major TV series and release all episodes at once created concerns that the streamer had little faith in the show.
However, Precipitation has managed to leave audiences around the world spellbound, and Goggins' experience shows that the cast and crew are well aware. With such a positive response to Lucy's first installment, the series is likely to be a mainstay for the streamer in the near future.
Source: Weekly entertainment
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