Halo has been renewed for a second season ahead of its premiere, a vote of confidence from Paramount+ on its video game adaptation.
At the ViacomCBS Investor Day presentation, Paramount+ announced that Halo, a live-action series based on the video game franchise, has been renewed for a second season before the first season premieres on March 24.
In addition, David Wiener (Brave New World) will join the second season as Showrunner and executive producer, taking over from Steven Kane and Kyle Killen. Both showrunners were expected to depart after the first season.
Halo stars Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief and Natascha McElhone as Dr. Halsey who created the Sparta super-soldier program. Jen Taylor, who voices the AI program Cortana in the games, will reprise her role for the live-action series.
Like the games, Halo will cover a war between humanity and a religious alien race known as the Covenant. However, the TV series will not follow the canon laid out by the video games and instead chart its own “Halo Silver Timeline” as a way to protect the games from the changes in the TV story.
“Halo is an expansive, world-building opportunity for Paramount+, and we’re thrilled to give fans a second season to look forward to before we launch the series next month,” says Paramount+ chief programming officer Tanya Giles. “Halo will deliver a thrill-ride for fans fo the game and non-gamers alike, as it ties together stunning visuals with a deeper look at the personal stories behind these iconic characters[.]”
Halo was originally set to premiere on Showtime before moving over to Paramount+, something the network executives say was a better fit as Halo will now sit alongside genre blockbusters like Star Trek and The Twilight Zone. Check out IGN’s trailer breakdown above and get ready for Halo this March.
Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.
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At the ViacomCBS Investor Day presentation, Paramount+ announced that Halo, a live-action series based on the video game franchise, has been renewed for a second season before the first season premieres on March 24.
In addition, David Wiener (Brave New World) will join the second season as Showrunner and executive producer, taking over from Steven Kane and Kyle Killen. Both showrunners were expected to depart after the first season.
Halo stars Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief and Natascha McElhone as Dr. Halsey who created the Sparta super-soldier program. Jen Taylor, who voices the AI program Cortana in the games, will reprise her role for the live-action series.
Like the games, Halo will cover a war between humanity and a religious alien race known as the Covenant. However, the TV series will not follow the canon laid out by the video games and instead chart its own “Halo Silver Timeline” as a way to protect the games from the changes in the TV story.
“Halo is an expansive, world-building opportunity for Paramount+, and we’re thrilled to give fans a second season to look forward to before we launch the series next month,” says Paramount+ chief programming officer Tanya Giles. “Halo will deliver a thrill-ride for fans fo the game and non-gamers alike, as it ties together stunning visuals with a deeper look at the personal stories behind these iconic characters[.]”
Halo was originally set to premiere on Showtime before moving over to Paramount+, something the network executives say was a better fit as Halo will now sit alongside genre blockbusters like Star Trek and The Twilight Zone. Check out IGN’s trailer breakdown above and get ready for Halo this March.
Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.
Continue reading...