Paramount+ renewed the TV series adaptation of the iconic game franchise “Halo” for a second season even before the series premiere.
The series also stars Natascha McElhone, Jen Taylor, Bokeem Woodbine, Shabana Azmi, Natasha Culzac, Olive Gray, Yerin Ha, Bentley Kalu, Kate Kennedy, Ryan McParland, Charlie Murphy, and Danny Sapani.
The adaptation depicts humans’ intergalactic war against an alien menace known as the Covenant. To win the war, the brilliant scientist Dr. Halsey (McElhone) created the Spartans, super-soldiers genetically and technologically enhanced to improve their physical and mental capabilities.
It also follows the story of Master Chief Spartan John-117 (Schreiber), the commander of a Spartan unity.
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The series is produced by Showtime, 343 Industries, and Amblin Entertainment.
The Halo series was announced in 2013 as part of Xbox’s push to produce multimedia content, however, Xbox Entertainment Studios closed up shop in 2014, which resulted in the series being picked up by Showtime.
In 2018, Showtime gave it a series order with Kyle Killen as showrunner and Rupert Wyatt attached to direct several episodes.
Wyatt departed the series in late 2018 due to schedule conflicts, and Otto Bathurst took over as director.
In March 2019, Steven Kane came aboard as co-showrunner, overseeing physical production in Budapest while Killen supervised writing and production in the US.
Killen quietly departed late in 2019, while Kane parted ways after wrapping production.
In February 2021, ViacomCBS moved “Halo” from Showtime to Paramount+ahead of the streamer’s rebranding and expansion of the former CBS All Access.
"Halo" season one is set to premiere exclusively on Paramount+ on Thursday, March 24.
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