The full trailer for Halo , a series based on the hit video game from Bungie Studios , will debut Sunday night during the AFC game on CBS and Paramount + .
To announce the news, the official twitter page has published a new poster that portrays Master Chief ( Pablo Schreiber ), hero of the videogame saga. At the center of the story we will find the Spartan supersoldiers , genetically modified to keep the peace on the terrestrial colonies; but when war breaks out with the Covenant aliens , they are the ones who represent humanity’s greatest hope.
The series was supposed to air on Showtime , but ViacomCBS found it more appropriate to move it to the new Paramount + service , where it will be released in the first quarter of 2022. You can see the poster below.
The poster
Suit up Spartans, the wait is almost over. The official trailer for #HaloTheSeries lands this Sunday during halftime of the AFC Championship Game on @CBS and @ParamountPlus. pic.twitter.com/fRzZ1Ml6cD
— Halo on Paramount+ (@HaloTheSeries) January 25, 2022
The cast
The cast includes Pablo Schreiber ( Master Chief ), Natascha McElhone ( Dr. Catherine Halsey and Cortana ), Bokeem Woodbine ( Soren-066 ), Shabana Azmi ( Admiral Margaret Parangosky ), Bentley Kalu (Spartan Vannak-134 ), Natasha Culzac ( Spartan Riz-028 ) and Kate Kennedy (Spartan Kai-125 ).
The direction
Following the departure of Rupert Wyatt ( Rise of the Planet of the Apes ) and Michael J. Bassett ( Silent Hill: Revelation ) due to agenda issues, Halo will be directed by Otto Bathurst , the same as Peaky Blinders, Black Mirror and the last Robin Hood .
War in the 26th century
The official description illustrates the series as “an epic 26th century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant” , with an “imaginative future where deep personal stories unfold . ”
Showrunner and production
Showtime has ordered 10 episodes of the series, giving Kyle Killen ( Lone Star, Awake ) and Steven Kane ( The Closer, The Last Ship ) the role of showrunner ; both, however, left the show. Production is handled by Amblin Television, Showtime and Microsoft / 343 Industries .