Ella Purnell‘s Lucy and her navigation through the dangerous wasteland of a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles is perhaps the finest video game adaptation of all time. Earlier this year, Falloutofficially concluded its explosive second season, proving an undeniable hit and still maintaining a spot on the American streaming charts almost three months later. It has also been reported that, with over 100 million viewers tuning in across the two seasons so far,Fallout is one of the most-watched shows in the streaming era.
These stats are indicative of a series that has already carved its name into the annals of television history. However, Fallout is far from done, with a third season confirmed many months before Season 2 debuted. A release date for Season 3 is still unknown, although sometime in 2027 seems most likely. In the meantime, Purnell fans will be happy to learn that a second season of another one of her best shows is scheduled to be released sometime later in 2026.
The series in question is Sweetpea, based on the 2017 novel of the same name by CJ Skuse. There are six books in total in Skuse’s Sweetpea series, with the show’s first outing based on the opening installment. Also starring the likes of Nicôle Lecky, Jon Pointing, Calam Lynch, Leah Harvey, and more, it is Purnell that dazzles and delights in a leading role, one that Collider’s Carly Lane praised in her 8/10 review of Season 1, saying, “In Sweetpea, Purnell has the advantage of playing a character constantly unearthing new layers, which also allows her to display every facet of Rhiannon’s complicated personality, ranging from placidity to total, unadulterated fury.”
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
01
You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
‘Sweetpea’ Is a Streaming Hit Again
Rhiannon Lewis’s (Purnell) journey from quietly bullied to murderously vengeful following the death of her father had us all gripped in 2024, with many more viewers still discovering it a year-and-a-half later. At the time of writing, Sweetpea is back in the U.S. streaming charts, ranking as one of the ten most-streamed shows on Starz. What lies in wait for Sweetpea fans? Season 2 will see Rhiannon face greater inner conflict as she comes to terms with her actions, alongside a new promotion, a rebound romance, and a killer on the loose looking to expose her.
Sweetpea is one of the most-streamed titles right now on Starz. For more streaming updates, make sure to stay tuned to Collider.
