The Innovator

"**The Innovator**"
"The Innovator"
Fallout episode
Episode no.	Season 2; Episode 1
Directed by	Frederick E. O. Toye
Written by	Geneva Robertson-Dworet; Graham Wagner;
Cinematography by	Jonathan Freeman
Editing by	Ali Comperchio
Original air date	December 16, 2025
Running time	62 minutes
Guest appearances
	Sarita Choudhury as Kate Williams / Lee Moldaver; Leslie Uggams as Betty Pearson; Annabel O'Hagan as Stephanie Harper; Dave Register as Chet; Rodrigo Luzzi as Reg McPhee; Michael Esper as Bud Askins / Brain-on-a-Roomba; Rafi Silver as Robert House; Susan Berger as Old Woman Gretch; Jared Bankens as Nick the Prick; Christopher Matthew Cook as Bill; Justin Theroux as Robert House;

"The Innovator" is the first episode of the second season of the American post-apocalyptic drama television series Fallout. It is the ninth overall episode of the series and was written by series developers Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner, and directed by executive producer Frederick E. O. Toye. It was released on Amazon Prime Video on December 16, 2025.

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 and the Ghoul try to reach New Vegas, while the Vault residents face a crisis due to the limited amount of resources.

The episode received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised its production values, character development and performances.