The Handoff

"**The Handoff**"
"The Handoff"
Fallout episode
Episode no.	Season 2; Episode 7
Directed by	Stephen Williams
Written by	Kieran Fitzgerald
Cinematography by	Bruce McCleery
Editing by	Micah Gardner
Original air date	January 27, 2026
Running time	51 minutes
Guest appearances
	Johnny Pemberton as Thaddeus; Annabel O'Hagan as Stephanie Harper; Dave Register as Chet; Leslie Uggams as Betty Pearson; Martha Kelly as Representative Diane Welch; Clancy Brown as U.S. President; Natasha Henstridge as Joan; Jon Gries as Biff; Jon Daly as the Snake Oil Salesman; Adam Faison as Ronnie McCurtry; Rachel Marsh as Claudia; Rajat Suresh as Clark; Jeremy Levick as Pete; Justin Theroux as Robert House;

"The Handoff" is the seventh episode of the second season of the American post-apocalyptic drama television series Fallout. It is the fifteenth overall episode of the series and was written by co-executive producer Kieran Fitzgerald, and directed by Stephen Williams. It was released on Amazon Prime Video on January 27, 2026.

The series depicts the aftermath of an apocalyptic nuclear exchange in an alternate history of Earth where advances in nuclear technology after World War II led to the emergence of a retrofuturistic society and a subsequent resource war. The survivors took refuge in fallout shelters known as Vaults, built to preserve humanity in the event of nuclear annihilation. In the episode, Lucy tries to stop Hank from using his brainwashed crew for his schemes, while Maximus and the Ghoul try to locate Lucy. Meanwhile, Steph's past is explored.

The episode received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances and character development (particularly Steph), but many were mixed over its pacing and lack of momentum.