Fallout co-creator Jonathan Nolan is now working on a Prime Video adaptation of the video game series Wolfenstein, following up on the huge success of his post-apocalyptic drama, which is currently two seasons in. The project, first announced in 2025, is expected to follow protagonist William "B.J." Blazkowicz as he battles Nazis in an alternate-history version of World War II, drawing on games such as Wolfenstein: The New Order and its sequel, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. Given Nolan's track record of successfully adapting video games where others have struggled, expectations are high, though the article argues Wolfenstein presents a tougher creative test than Fallout did.

Fallout benefited from its open-world format, giving Nolan considerable freedom to invent original characters and storylines while blending them with the franchise's retro 1950s aesthetic, resulting in a series widely praised for that balance. Wolfenstein, by contrast, follows a more linear narrative built around a single protagonist and a fixed historical premise, which the article suggests will make it harder for Nolan to replicate the same inventive latitude he had with Fallout.