A Conversation with Jonathan Nolan 

Executive Producer, Fallout

Jonathan Nolan is an Academy Award® and Emmy Award®–nominated writer, director, and producer.  His latest series, Fallout, which Nolan produced and directed, is a global smash hit, one of the highest rated series ever for Amazon Prime, and received 17 Emmy® nominations in its first season.  The series returned for its highly anticipated second season on December 17, 2025, and will be followed by an already announced third season. Kilter Films, Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy’s company, produces the show in partnership with Bethesda Game Studios and Amazon MGM Studios. Additionally, Kilter is developing a live-action television series adaptation of Wolfenstein, one of the most iconic and influential video game franchises of all time, with the games developer, MachineGames, for Amazon. Kilter Films is also partnering with Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society to produce the television series adaptation of Rebecca Yarros’ #1 New York Times bestselling novel Fourth Wing for Amazon. 
 
Nolan’s past work includes Memento, The Prestige, The Dark Knight, Interstellar, and Westworld.  Westworld, which Nolan co-created and directed the pilot for, concluded its run at HBO with 54 Emmy® nominations and remains the highest rated first season show in HBO’s history. Nolan’s first venture into television was the Emmy®-nominated crime series Person of Interest, which ran for five seasons and over a hundred episodes.