‘Fallout’ TV Series at Amazon Casts Walton Goggins

variety.com:

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe “Fallout” TV series at Amazon has cast Walton Goggins in a lead role, Variety has learned.Like the video games on which it is based, the “Fallout” series is set in a world where the future envisioned by Americans in the late 1940s explodes upon itself through a nuclear war in 2077.Amazon had no comment on the character Goggins will play in the series.

According to sources, he will play a character based on the ghouls from the games. Ghouls are humans who have been horribly disfigured due to exposure to radiation, but are also largely immune to radiation and nuclear fallout as a result.Goggins is a highly versatile actor known for playing a wide range of roles.

He received an Emmy nomination for playing the character Boyd Crowder in the hit series “Justified.” He also starred in the FX series “The Shield” as Det.

Shane Vendrell and played the transgender prostitute Venus Van Dam in FX’s outlaw biker drama “Sons of Anarchy.” He currently appears in the HBO comedy series “The Righteous Gemstones” after previously starring in the comedy series “Vice Principals” for the premium cabler.