US EditionUK Post-Apocalyptic Survival Game Atomfall To Get TV Adaptation
Harry and Jack Williams will write the drama as the British game’s 3.7 million players and BAFTA win help drive the adaptation.
- Independent studio Rebellion and production house Two Brothers Pictures are developing a television adaptation of the hit video game Atomfall, set within a militarized Quarantine Zone in the Lake District.
- The project follows the game's recent critical acclaim, including winning Best British Game at the 2026 BAFTA Games Awards, with over 3.7 million players exploring the fictional world since its launch last year.
- Emmy and Golden Globe winning producers Harry and Jack Williams will write the drama, aiming to expand the 'distinctly British take on the post-apocalyptic genre' for television.
- Rebellion CEO Jason Kingsley and CTO Chris Kingsley CBE will executive produce alongside Alex Mercer, adapting the Atomfall story inspired by the 1957 Windscale nuclear accident.
- While no release schedule or broadcaster is confirmed, the project joins other high-profile video game adaptations like Fallout currently in vogue.
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UK Post-Apocalyptic Survival Game Atomfall To Get TV Adaptation
Rebellion's post-apocalyptic survival game with a British twist, Atomfall, is getting its own TV adaptation.Inspired by the real-world Windscale disaster in 1957, which remains the worst nuclear accident in British history, Atomfall takes place after a fictional nuclear disaster left an area of UK in tatters. The survival-action game sees you explore, scavenge, craft, barter, and fight your way through "beautifully recreated scenery in search of…
Released at the beginning of 2025, Atomfall, or the British Fallout for those in the know, will soon join the long list of games that have been adapted into a TV series.
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