The second official trailer for the upcoming Halo TV series premiered during this year's SXSW. The cast and crew of Paramount and 343 Industries' Halo series definitely made quite the appearance at SXSW, especially with the epic drone light show flying over the city of Austin, TX. The upcoming live-action TV adaptation of the iconic Xbox video game series is currently set to premiere later this month on Paramount+. You can check out the second official trailer for the upcoming series below.
"Meet the heroes who will risk losing everything to come together and protect humankind from the universe's greatest threat in this stunning new trailer for the Paramount+ Original Series, Halo." The all-new trailer reveals tons of exciting new footage of what's to come in the very near future. The Halo TV series stars Pablo Schreiber (the Master Chief, Spartan John-117), Natascha McElhone (Dr. Halsey), Jen Taylor (Cortana), Bokeem Woodbine (Soren-066), Shabana Azmi (Admiral Margaret Parangosky), Natasha Culzac (Riz-028), Olive Gray (Miranda Keyes), Yerin Ha (Kwan Ha Boo), Bentley Kalu (Vannak-134), Kate Kennedy (Kai-125), Charlie Murphy (Makee) and Danny Sapani (Captain Jacob Keyes).
Halo is an upcoming American live-action military science fiction television series based on the video game franchise of the same name. The official synopsis for the series reveals that it will follow "an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant. Halo will weave deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure, and a richly imagined vision of the future."
Halo Star Pablo Schreiber Discusses the Challenges of Bringing Master Chief to Life
During a recent interview with THR, the Halo series lead star Pablo Schreiber discussed the challenges he faced in bringing the iconic character to the small screen. “There’s this expectation because a huge portion of the audience has played the game believing they are the Master Chief,” he says. “And now here I am, attempting to play it. This is a 180-degree turn. It’s a very tight box, especially early in the series, trying to find the sweet spot of restraint and figure out this guy’s inner life.”
The Halo star also went on to discuss the reality of wearing the famous Master Chief armor during production: "It's 50 pounds of plastic and the suit is meant to make you superhuman — it enhances the Spartan's capability for his performance tenfold. In reality, it's the opposite. It's a challenge to manipulate a cumbersome costume and find ways to shoot it, so it looks like you're super capable." While there are no further details pertaining to the recent announcement of season two, Pablo Schreiber did mention the opportunities the series has when it comes to moving forward with the story: "There's so much opportunity for transcending being a sci-fi show, a superhero show, or a video game show and just be legitimately great television that happens to be exploring those genres."
Halo will be available for streaming on Paramount+ on March 24. The upcoming television series will consist of a total of 9 episodes with roughly 50-60 minute runtimes. Currently, Halo has an estimated budget of $200 million, with episodes being directed by Otto Bathurst, Jonathan Liebesman, M.J. Bassett, Roel Reine, and Jet Wilkinson. Details pertaining to the second season are currently being kept under wraps.