Introduction

Halo is an American military science fiction television series developed by Kyle Killen and Steven Kane for the streaming service Paramount+, loosely based on the video game franchise of the same name.

Produced by Showtime Networks, 343 Industries, Amblin Television, One Big Picture, and Chapter Eleven, the series follows a 26th-century war between the United Nations Space Command (UNSC) and the Covenant, a theocratic-military alliance of several advanced alien races determined to eradicate the human race.

Pablo Schreiber and Jen Taylor star as Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 and Cortana, with the latter reprising her role from the video game series, and are joined by Natascha McElhone, Yerin Ha, Bokeem Woodbine, Shabana Azmi, Olive Gray, Charlie Murphy, Kate Kennedy, Bentley Kalu, Natasha Culzac, and Danny Sapani.

Outline

At Visegrád Relay, Silver Team is detained by ONI operatives, despite John’s insistence of Covenant activity. Admiral Jacob Keyes informs Silver Team that they are suspended from combat and that John is to undergo psychiatric evaluation. John escapes and meets with Parangosky, who warns him not to go against ONI. Realising that Parangosky never left ONI, John departs to find Perez. Meanwhile, Kwan protects Laera and Kessler from Soren’s mutinous crew, killing the latter when they threaten Laera, though Kessler is separated from them. Ackerson shows Keyes the bodies of Cobalt Team, who were killed by the Covenant on Reach. Furious at Ackerson and ONI for their cover-up, Keyes enacts the “Winter Contingency” of evacuating and defending Reach, against Ackerson’s plan to transport “essential assets” away without informing the public of the planet’s doom. Ackerson bids farewell to Halsey, who reveals that his sister, Julia, was a Spartan-II candidate but died during the augmentation process. Ackerson leaves Halsey with Soren, then helps his elderly father commit suicide to avoid capture before boarding a spacecraft. John finds Perez, who explains she has translated a message from Var ‘Gatanai that announces the Covenant’s intention to destroy Reach, before explosions rock the planet.

Halo Series

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Production & Filming Details

• Release Date: 15 February 2024.
• Rating: TV-MA.
• Running Time: 60 minutes (per episode).
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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