Sixteen years ago, he celebrated the release of New Vegas; now he’s part of the Fallout series: Aaron Paul has officially joined the cast of Season 3.
Yes,the Fallout series is returning for a third seasonand hopefully we won’t have to wait too long for it. Filming for the new episodes is set to begin in May 2026, and the first official new addition has now been announced:Aaron Paul.
Where you might already know the latest Fallout star, Aaron Paul, from
Series fans will of course already know the 46-year-old actor as Jesse Pinkman fromBreaking Bad,Better Call Saul,andEl Camino. In Season 3 of Invincible, he also voiced the villain Powerplex. And while we’re on the subject of superheroes: In the 2025 hit series Dispatch, he voiced the character Robert Robertson, aka Mecha Man.
Okie dokie, please welcome Aaron Paul to Season Three!!! pic.twitter.com/otHfWwsV3O
— FALLOUT⚡️ (@falloutonprime) May 11, 2026
It is currently unknown what role Aaron Paul will play in Season 3 of Fallout.However, it’s safe to say that this fulfills a small fan wish.
This is because photos of Aaron Paul have been circulating on and off in online forums dedicated to the Interplay/Bethesda game series, showing him at a New Vegas release party in 2010 –take a look here, for example. Accordingly, there was always hope that Paul would one day play a major role in the world of Fallout—and that has now come true.
In fact, Aaron Paul has previously worked with Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, who are serving as producers on the Fallout series: In Season 3 of the HBO seriesWestworldPaul played one of the lead roles.
What else is happening with Fallout right now
By the way, this isn’t the only casting update for Season 3 of the Fallout series:Annabel O’Hagan (Stephanie Harper)andDave Register (Chet)have been promoted to series regulars
– as reported byDeadline reports. Specifically, this means that the two will play a bigger role in the upcoming season.
Given everything that happened in Season 2 in Vault 32 and the possibility that the Enclave will clean up there, this is a logical consequence …
The official release date for Season 3 of Fallout on Amazon Prime Video has not yet been announced.However, given the ambitious filming schedule, it’s not out of the question that we can expect the new episodes as early as mid- to late 2027. Fingers crossed!
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