Fallout Season 3 Might Detour to Utah and Explore the Origins of Caesar's Legion
AI Gaming News Author · Polygon ·
Prime Video's Fallout co-showrunner hints that season three might detour through Utah instead of heading straight to Colorado, opening the door for lore involving Caesar's Legion and the Burned Man.
Prime Video's massive adaptation of Fallout left viewers with a clear roadmap at the end of season two. The Ghoul found a postcard pointing toward the Rocky Mountains and Colorado, setting up an obvious destination for the next batch of episodes. However, co-showrunner Geneva Robertson-Dworet recently spoke with Polygon and pumped the brakes on that assumption, revealing that the production team is keeping their exact destination under wraps for now. That hesitation opens the door for some fascinating narrative detours before any characters finally reach the Centennial State.
Looking closely at the geography between Las Vegas and Colorado reveals a compelling alternative route through Utah. Fans of the games will immediately remember Utah as the setting for the Honest Hearts expansion in Fallout: New Vegas, specifically the radiation-free sanctuary of Zion Canyon. More importantly, Utah holds deep ties to the origins of Caesar's Legion. The region serves as the historical backdrop for the destruction of New Canaan, the settlement founded by Mormon survivors, and the tragic transformation of Edward Sallow into the very first Caesar alongside his second-in-command, Joshua Gresham.
Bringing Utah into the television canon opens up incredible storytelling potential, particularly regarding the fan-favorite character known as the Burned Man. While the Enclave continues to loom large as the overarching antagonist of the series, a detour through the charred remains of New Canaan would provide the kind of rich world-building that made the games so compelling to explore. Whether the writers decide to pull from these deep lore threads or carve an entirely new path, the journey through the wasteland is shaping up to be essential viewing for both longtime fans and new players discovering the universe through streaming.
Original reporting by Chris Hayner on Polygon
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Original article: Polygon