Halo (2022)
Halo is a 2022 sci-fi & fantasy series created by Kyle Killen and Steven Kane. It stars Pablo Schreiber, Natascha McElhone and Shabana Azmi.
Master Chief John-117, the armored super-soldier of the United Nations Space Command, anchors this live-action expansion of Bungie's shooter for Paramount+. Set in the 26th century, it stages humanity's war against the Covenant, a theocratic alliance of alien races bent on wiping out mankind. Pablo Schreiber plays the Chief under the helmet, with Jen Taylor returning from the games as the AI Cortana. Developed by Kyle Killen and Steven Kane, the series trades some battlefield spectacle for the person behind the visor, probing who a weaponized soldier becomes when the mission demands he stay something less than human.
Quick answers
What is Halo about?
Master Chief John-117, the armored super-soldier of the United Nations Space Command, anchors this live-action expansion of Bungie's shooter for Paramount+. Set in the 26th century, it stages humanity's war against the Covenant, a theocratic alliance of alien races bent on wiping out mankind. Pablo Schreiber plays the Chief under the helmet, with Jen Taylor returning from the games as the AI Cortana. Developed by Kyle Killen and Steven Kane, the series trades some battlefield spectacle for the person behind the visor, probing who a weaponized soldier becomes when the mission demands he stay something less than human.
When was Halo released?
Halo was released on 24 March 2022.
How many episodes does Halo have?
Halo has 17 episodes across 2 seasons.
Who made Halo?
Halo was created by Kyle Killen and Steven Kane.
Where can I watch Halo?
Halo is available on Netflix, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ (Via Amazon Prime), Paramount+ (Via Apple TV), Amazon and AppleTV.
Where to watch Halo
Stream: Netflix, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ (Via Amazon Prime), Paramount+ (Via Apple TV)
Buy: Amazon, AppleTV, Fandango at Home
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Cast
- Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief, Spartan-117 / John-117
- Natascha McElhone as Dr. Catherine Halsey
- Shabana Azmi as Margaret Parangosky
- Natasha Culzac as Riz-028
- Olive Gray as Dr. Miranda Keyes
- Yerin Ha as Kwan Ha
- Bentley Kalu as Vannak-134
- Kate Kennedy as Kai-125
- Charlie Murphy as Makee
- Danny Sapani as Jacob Keyes
- Jen Taylor as Cortana (voice)
- Bokeem Woodbine as Soren-066
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A few thoughts on Halo
For the war itself, Half-Life 2 puts you inside a resistance against occupying aliens, while BioShock brings the same eerie sci-fi dread from a first-person seat. Ghost in the Shell, the manga, mirrors the show's questions about soldiers, AI, and what stays human under armor. Muse's Black Holes and Revelations supplies the widescreen, space-opera anxiety as a soundtrack.
Humanity at war with the alien
Halo stages humanity's war against the Covenant, a fight for survival against an alien alliance bent on wiping mankind out. These series share that siege, crews and colonies bracing against invasions from deep space, where the odds are long and the enemy wants the whole species gone.
Shooters that told a real story
Halo began as Bungie's shooter, and these games prove a first-person war can carry a real story. Each one hides big ideas inside its gunfights, from underwater dystopias to silent research stations, the kind of shooter you remember for the world as much as the weapons.
Star Trek and the long tradition of space TV
Halo trades some battlefield spectacle for the person under the helmet, a lineage that runs straight back to Star Trek. These series built the template for crews in space, weighing duty, discovery and command far from home across generations of a shared future.
Soldiers, super-soldiers and armored warriors
Master Chief is a weaponized soldier trying to stay human, and Halo keeps asking what that costs. These stories circle the same figure, armored troopers and enhanced supermen wrestling with the machine they have become, including the machinima that grew up inside Halo's own multiplayer.