'Halo': What to Know About the Anticipated Paramount Plus Sci-Fi Series
29.01.2022 - 01:37
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is the anticipated live-action, science fiction saga coming to Paramount+. The upcoming series starring Pablo Schreiber is the latest original from the streamer to explore the trials of space exploration after various installments of the franchise.
This time, however, the fate of humanity is at stake as Halo depicts the ongoing conflict with an alien race. First launched in 2001, kickstarted the popular franchise with its first-person shooter game as it followed Master Chief, an enhanced Spartan supersoldier, and his artificial intelligence (A.I.) companion, Cortana, as they rescued various survivors on the surface of a large artificial ringworld (Halo) and mounted a counter offensive against a technologically advanced group of alien races called the Covenant. After the acclaim received by the first game, the second installment, Halo 2, was an instant success, laying the groundwork for future sequels to come. In total, there are 12 follow-ups, with some a direct sequel to the first game and following that timeline while others are set before or after the original trilogy.
According to many in the industry, the franchise reinvented how people think about video games, which has grown into a global phenomenon, having sold more than 82 million copies worldwide and grossing more than $6 billion in lifetime total sales revenue. In addition to the series adaptation, Halo has spawned comic books, novels and various web series. Developed and written by Kyle Killen and Steven Kane and directed by Otto Bathurst, Jonathan Liebesman, M.
J. Bassett, Roel Reiné and Jet Wilkinson, will make its debut on Paramount+ sometime in 2022. The series is set to follow the 26th century conflict between humans and the Covenant and will take place
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