{"id":1930756,"date":"2026-05-12T08:30:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T05:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1930756"},"modified":"2026-05-12T08:30:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T05:30:24","slug":"fallout-tv-show-season-three-casts-breaking-bads-aaron-paul-so-of-course-everyone-wants-him-to-play-a-scientist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1930756","title":{"rendered":"Fallout TV show season three casts Breaking Bad&#8217;s Aaron Paul, so of course everyone wants him to play a scientist"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/fallout-4\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Fallout 4<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Fallout TV show season three casts Breaking Bad&#8217;s Aaron Paul, so of course everyone wants him to play a scientist<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Method acting.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Walter-White-and-Jesse-Pinkman-wearing-lab-suits-and-gas-masks-on-their-heads-in-Breaking-Bad.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Walter White and Jesse Pinkman wearing lab suits and gas masks on their heads in Breaking Bad\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Walter-White-and-Jesse-Pinkman-wearing-lab-suits-and-gas-masks-on-their-heads-in-Breaking-Bad.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>AMC<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1644925423.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1644925423.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/victoria-kennedy\">Victoria Phillips Kennedy<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-05-12T08:30:24+00:00\">May 12, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/amazon-fallout-season-three-aaron-paul-cast?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          5 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"57061019-1f8f-4a57-a780-3fc17dd86f01\" data-name=\"Fallout 4\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Fallout 4\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Fallout 4\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Fallout 4\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Fallout 4\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Fallout 4\" title=\"Follow Fallout 4\"><br \/>\n  Follow Fallout 4<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fallout-season-three-filming-starts-sooner-than-expected\">Filming for the third season of Amazon&#8217;s acclaimed Fallout show<\/a> is expected to begin this month, and ahead of that, we&#8217;ve just got our first bit of casting news. Actor Aaron Paul has joined the cast of Fallout, alongside returning faces Ella Purnell and Walton Goggins.<\/p>\n<p>Paul is known to many for his lead role in Breaking Bad, where he played meth cook Jesse Pinkman. Due to this character&#8217;s relationship with his former chemistry teacher Walter White, along with various lines in the show &#8211; including Jesse&#8217;s proclamation &#8220;Yeah, science!&#8221; &#8211; many now hope Paul will play a scientist in Fallout, though his role in the upcoming season remains a mystery for now.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Fallout - Official Best Buddies Trailer (Ft. Aaron Moten)\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/btuDsm0JnC4?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/btuDsm0JnC4\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Fallout &#8211; Official Best Buddies Trailer (Ft. Aaron Moten)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Fallout &#8211; Official Best Buddies Trailer (Ft. Aaron Moten). <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=btuDsm0JnC4\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>More recently, Paul voiced Robert Robertson in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/clair-obscur-expedition-33-takes-best-game-award-at-2026-bafta-games-awards-but-shares-spotlight-with-dispatch-with-3-wins-each\">AdHoc&#8217;s brilliant superhero workplace comedy, Dispatch<\/a>. He also starred in the final season of Westworld, where he worked alongside Fallout&#8217;s executive producers Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Annabel O&#8217;Hagan and Dave Register have been upped to series regulars for Fallout&#8217;s third season (via <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/aaron-paul-fallout-season-3-1236745164\/\">Variety<\/a>). O&#8217;Hagan has played Vault 33 resident Stephanie &#8220;Steph&#8221; Harper since the show&#8217;s debut, and more of her character&#8217;s backstory was revealed over the course of season two. Register has similarly been part of Amazon&#8217;s Fallout since its first season, playing vault dweller Chet.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed_wrapper\" data-domain=\"twitter.com\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Please tell me he&#8217;ll be a scientist! Please tell me he&#8217;ll be a scientist! Please tell me he&#8217;ll be a scientist! Please tell me he&#8217;ll be a scientist! Please tell me he&#8217;ll be a scientist! Please tell me he&#8217;ll be a scientist! Please tell me he&#8217;ll be a scientist! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZIPPkfFdzl\">pic.twitter.com\/ZIPPkfFdzl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Acura Hepburn\u2122 (@Acura_Hepburn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acura_Hepburn\/status\/2053895649381498892?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/amazon-renews-fallout-for-third-season-six-months-before-second-arrives\">Fallout was renewed for a third season back in May of last year<\/a>, months before season two made its debut. Then, in December, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fallout-season-3-now-being-written-collaborations-between-show-and-games-discussed\">Bethesda&#8217;s Todd Howard confirmed the third season was already being written<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As for season two, it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fallouts-latest-episode-delivers-another-cameo-for-fans-of-the-video-game-series\">continued to dollop plenty of series Easter eggs for Fallout fans<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fallout-season-twos-latest-episode-has-a-super-easter-egg-cameo-for-fans\">including some familiar faces from games<\/a>, including the very first Fallout.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fallout-season-three-filming-starts-sooner-than-expected\">Filming for the third season of Amazon&#8217;s acclaimed Fallout show<\/a> is expected to begin this month, and ahead of that, we&#8217;ve just got our first bit of casting news. Actor Aaron Paul has joined the cast of Fallout, alongside returning faces Ella Purnell and Walton Goggins.<\/p>\n<p>Paul is known to many for his lead role in Breaking Bad, where he played meth cook Jesse Pinkman. Due to this character&#8217;s relationship with his former chemistry teacher Walter White, along with various lines in the show &#8211; including Jesse&#8217;s proclamation &#8220;Yeah, science!&#8221; &#8211; many now hope Paul will play a scientist in Fallout, though his role in the upcoming season remains a mystery for now.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Fallout - Official Best Buddies Trailer (Ft. Aaron Moten)\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/btuDsm0JnC4?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/btuDsm0JnC4\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Fallout &#8211; Official Best Buddies Trailer (Ft. Aaron Moten)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Fallout &#8211; Official Best Buddies Trailer (Ft. Aaron Moten). <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=btuDsm0JnC4\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>More recently, Paul voiced Robert Robertson in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/clair-obscur-expedition-33-takes-best-game-award-at-2026-bafta-games-awards-but-shares-spotlight-with-dispatch-with-3-wins-each\">AdHoc&#8217;s brilliant superhero workplace comedy, Dispatch<\/a>. He also starred in the final season of Westworld, where he worked alongside Fallout&#8217;s executive producers Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Annabel O&#8217;Hagan and Dave Register have been upped to series regulars for Fallout&#8217;s third season (via <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/aaron-paul-fallout-season-3-1236745164\/\">Variety<\/a>). O&#8217;Hagan has played Vault 33 resident Stephanie &#8220;Steph&#8221; Harper since the show&#8217;s debut, and more of her character&#8217;s backstory was revealed over the course of season two. Register has similarly been part of Amazon&#8217;s Fallout since its first season, playing vault dweller Chet.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed_wrapper\" data-domain=\"twitter.com\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Please tell me he&#8217;ll be a scientist! Please tell me he&#8217;ll be a scientist! Please tell me he&#8217;ll be a scientist! Please tell me he&#8217;ll be a scientist! Please tell me he&#8217;ll be a scientist! Please tell me he&#8217;ll be a scientist! Please tell me he&#8217;ll be a scientist! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZIPPkfFdzl\">pic.twitter.com\/ZIPPkfFdzl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Acura Hepburn\u2122 (@Acura_Hepburn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acura_Hepburn\/status\/2053895649381498892?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/amazon-renews-fallout-for-third-season-six-months-before-second-arrives\">Fallout was renewed for a third season back in May of last year<\/a>, months before season two made its debut. Then, in December, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fallout-season-3-now-being-written-collaborations-between-show-and-games-discussed\">Bethesda&#8217;s Todd Howard confirmed the third season was already being written<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As for season two, it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fallouts-latest-episode-delivers-another-cameo-for-fans-of-the-video-game-series\">continued to dollop plenty of series Easter eggs for Fallout fans<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fallout-season-twos-latest-episode-has-a-super-easter-egg-cameo-for-fans\">including some familiar faces from games<\/a>, including the very first Fallout.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Fallout 4 Fallout TV show season three casts Breaking Bad&#8217;s Aaron Paul, so of course everyone wants him to play a scientist Method acting. 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