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Poster for Season One.

The first season of Halo: The Television Series premiered on Paramount Plus on March 24, 2022.[1][2] The season has nine episodes.[3]

Official summary

In its adaptation for Paramount+, HALO will take place in the universe that first came to be in 2001 with the launch of Xbox®’s first “Halo” game. Dramatizing an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant, HALO the series will weave deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure and a richly imagined vision of the future. The series stars Pablo Schreiber (“American Gods”) as the Master Chief, Spartan-117; Natascha McElhone (“Californication”) as Dr. Halsey, the brilliant, conflicted and inscrutable creator of the Spartan super soldiers; and Jen Taylor (“Halo” game series, RWBY) as Cortana, the most advanced AI in human history, and potentially the key to the survival of the human race. Additional stars include Bokeem Woodbine (“Fargo”), Shabana Azmi (“Fire”), Natasha Culzac (“The Witcher”), Olive Gray (“Half Moon Investigations”), Yerin Ha (“Reef Break”), Bentley Kalu (“Avengers: Age of Ultron”), Kate Kennedy (“Catastrophe”), Charlie Murphy (“Peaky Blinders”) and Danny Sapani (“Penny Dreadful”).[4]

Episodes

Episode[1] Image Title[1] Original airdate[1] Notes
1   Contact March 24, 2022 Director: Otto Bathurst[5]
2   Unbound March 31, 2022 Director: Otto Bathurst
3   Emergence April 7, 2022 Director: Roel Reiné
4   Homecoming April 14, 2022 Director: Roel Reiné
5   Reckoning April 21, 2022 Director: Jonathan Liebesman
6   Solace April 28, 2022 Director: Jonathan Liebesman
7   Inheritance May 5, 2022 Director: Jessica Lowrey
8   Allegiance May 12, 2022 Director: Jonathan Liebesman
9   Transcendence May 19, 2022 Director: Jonathan Liebesman

Appearances

Characters

AI
Human
Jiralhanae
Sangheili
San'Shyuum

Species

Organizations

Locations

Unknown location

Events

Weapons

Human
Covenant

Vehicles

Human
Covenant

Technology and equipment

Miscellaneous


Development

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Marketing

Paramount+ UK launch

To celebrate the launch of Paramount+ (and thus, the television show) in the United Kingdom and other countries, a large Paramount+-themed display was hosted in London. The display included several props from the Halo series, with accompanying lore.[7] The props' descriptive text is archived below.

Master Chief - Mark VI Helmet
  • The Master Chief wears a prototype Mark VI helmet, with legacy MJOLNIR powered assault armor integration handled by a custom firmware written by Dr. Halsey. The helmet extends and enhances the Chief's natural talent for coordination and situational awareness, helping him direct Silver Team to maximum tactical effectiveness.
Kai-125 - Berta helmet
  • Kai's Mk. IV/B helmet was developed alongside a Spartan-specific variation of the HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark I Armor Defense System. Kai has modified her suit with sniper targeting interlinks and "smart shot" interfaces suited for her long-range fighting style.
Riz-028 - Samuel helmet
  • The Mk. IV/S helmet features novel sensor and BIOS improvements co-developed by Riz-028 after her close analysis of Covenant hunter-seekers during the Arcadian campaign. Her work continues to inform the secretive MJOLNIR reconnaissance and surveillance program and its future helmet designs.
Vannak-137 - EOD helmet
  • Vannak's helmet is well-suited for close-range combat in environments saturated with thermobaric munitions or exposed to overpressure from nearby tactical nuclear weapons. Both are situations in which Vannak has perfected his own style of shock-and-awe assaults.
Assault Rifle - MA5 Individual Weapon System - UNSC
  • Master Chief's weapon of choice, the MA5 fires gyroscopically-stabilized armor-piercing high explosive (APHE) rounds optimized to deplete Covenant energy shields and penetrate their nanolaminate armor. It is also ruggedized to be used as an impromptu melee weapon, should the need arise. No effort was spared in its manufacture to guarantee reliability and lethality in all planetary conditions.
Needler - Xenotech Shard Launcher - Covenant
  • Deceptively complicated in its design, the "Needler" is a Covenant infantry weapon prized by Unggoy (Grunts) as it is able to inflict gruesome damage with minimal marksmanship skills. It fires an exotic Subanese crystal of indecipherable composition that "homes in" on living creatures. Multiple shard impacts cause a sympathetic resonance that results in massive explosions.

  • Master Chief - Mark VI Helmet

  • Kai-125 - Berta helmet

  • Riz-028 - Samuel helmet

  • Vannak-137 - EOD helmet

  • Assault Rifle - MA5 Individual Weapon System - UNSC

  • Needler - Xenotech Shard Launcher - Covenant

Gallery

Promotional images

  • Landscape version of teaser poster

  • Landscape version of release poster

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d The Futon Critic, Shows A-Z – Halo on Paramount+ (Retrieved on Mar 21, 2022) [archive]
  2. ^ Variety, ‘Halo’ TV Series Jumps From Showtime to Paramount Plus (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
  3. ^ The Hollywood Reporter, 'Halo' TV Series Finds New Director (Retrieved on Mar 21, 2022) [archive]
  4. ^ Paramount Plus, About Halo (Retrieved on Jan 27, 2024) [archive]
  5. ^ Collider, ‘HALO’ TV Series Lands ‘Robin Hood’ Director Otto Bathurst (Retrieved on Mar 21, 2022) [archive]
  6. ^ a b c Twitter, Halo on Paramount+ (@HaloTheSeries): "Gear up, Spartans. We’ll see you at @thegameawards on Thursday. #HaloTheSeries" (Retrieved on Dec 7, 2021) [archive]
  7. ^ Reddit, Halo TV props from the Paramount+ pop up in london (Retrieved on Jul 12, 2022) [archive]

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