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

The Covenant’s invasion of Reach begins; John and Perez witness her family being killed by plasma bombardment. Halsey and Soren are freed from their cell when security for the ONI detention level deactivates. They find Cortana’s containment room and witness Makee capturing the AI’s data crystal. On their way to FLEETCOM HQ, John and Perez run into Riz, Louis and his spouse Danilo. Danilo is killed in the fighting and Louis sacrifices himself to destroy a Covenant Wraith attacking the group. The remaining survivors manage to reach FLEETCOM HQ, where Vannak reveals their Mjolnir armor was taken during Ackerson’s evacuation and Kai is missing. Keyes informs John of High Command’s intention to abandon Reach and the truth behind Cobalt Team’s status at Visegrád Relay. Keyes leads Halsey and Soren to an evac shuttle, where Perez is helping civilians board. The hangar comes under attack, forcing Keyes to sacrifice himself to allow the shuttle to escape. Silver Team is ambushed by Covenant forces, led by Var ‘Gatanai; John is wounded in the ensuing battle but is spared by Makee, who orders Var to not kill him. Vannak attempts to kill Var, but is impaled and killed by a Needler shard.

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Production & Filming Details

• Release Date: 22 February 2024.
• Rating: TV-MA.
• Running Time: 60 minutes (per episode).
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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