Hello, Master Chief.
Originally announced for Showtime, the TV series based on the “Halo” video games will now be exclusively found on Paramount+, and today we’ve learned that it’s coming in 2022.
Additionally, Paramount+ has shared a first-look teaser for Xbox’s 20th anniversary celebration today. Master Chief suits up in this very first glimpse, and you can watch it below!
“Halo will take place in the universe that first came to be in 2001, dramatizing an epic 26th century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant. The show will weave deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure and a richly imagined vision of the future.”
Pablo Schreiber (“American Gods”) has been set to star as Master Chief in the series, with Danny Sapani (“Penny Dreadful”), Olive Gray (“Half Moon Investigations”) and Charlie Murphy (“Peaky Blinders”) also set as series regulars. Natascha McElhone (“Californication”) and Emmy nominee Bokeem Woodbine (“Fargo”) recently landed lead roles alongside Schreiber, and the cast also includes Shabana Azmi (Fire), Bentley Kalu (Avengers: Age of Ultron), Natasha Culzac (“The Witcher”), Kate Kennedy (“Catastrophe”) and Yerin Ha (Reef Break).
The project, produced by 343 Industries and Amblin Television, is said to be incredibly ambitious, promising to “enthrall fans while also drawing the uninitiated into a world of complex characters that populate this unique universe.”
“It delivers the visceral excitement of playing the game, along with a much deeper emotional experience around the Spartans, human beings who got their humanity chemically and genetically altered,” David Nevins, Chief Creative Officer, CBS & Chairman and CEO, Showtime Networks, said in a recent statement shared by Deadline.
Otto Bathurst is on board to direct. Kyle Killen and Steven Kane are showrunners.