‘Fallout’ Mounts Emmy Push for Season 2 With Aaron Moten Moving to Lead Among the 37 Submissions Across 25 Categories (EXCLUSIVE)

By Clayton Davis

Clayton Davis

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“War never changes” is the defining line of the “Fallout” franchise. Amazon is hoping that’s also true for the Emmys.

Amazon is aiming higher for the second season of “Fallout,” revealing exclusively to Variety an expansive Emmy Awards submission strategy headlined by Aaron Moten making the jump from supporting to the lead drama actor race.

The post-apocalyptic drama, which became one of television’s breakout genre success stories following its 2024 debut. In its first season, “Fallout” earned 17 Emmy nominations, winning Creative Arts Emmy Awards for outstanding music supervision and outstanding emerging media program for “Fallout: Vault 33.”

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