It's been announced the Halo live-action television series will now air on Paramount Plus instead of Showtime when it lands in 2022.
The series has been produced by Showtime, in partnership with 343 Industries and Amblin Television. The show stars Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief and takes place in the same universe as the video game series.
"Suit up, Spartans! Produced by @SHOWTIME, @Halo will premiere on #ParamountPlus in 2022."
David Nevins, Chief Creative Officer of CBS and Chairman and CEO of Showtime Networks said Paramount Plus was on the hunt for standout series and Halo "fit the bill" for the new service.
“It could be a defining show for a newish service that’s got all firepower of an entertainment corporation behind it."
The source, Deadline, further explains how Showtime will continue to produce Halo for Paramount Plus and the network's creative executive team will continue to oversee it.
Halo's live-action series promises to weave deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure and a "richly imagined vision" of the future.
“It delivers the visceral excitement of playing the game, along with a much deeper emotional experience around the Spartans, human beings who got their humanity chemically and genetically altered. The story is about reclaiming what makes them human, and therefore it’s a very powerful story.”
Once again, the Halo live-action television series will air exclusively on Paramount Plus in 2022. Will you be watching?
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I will check it out when it releases
Well...id like to watch it but I'm not subscribing just for the show. U know I'm being extremely cheapofillipo here but gamepass ultimate perk? Whishfull thinking i know.
I guess I’ll be passing
@Krzzystuff wouldn't subscribe just for that either. We subscribe for several of their other shows like blue bloods and fbi we don't get cbs where we live and don't have cable. We subscribe to cbs all access have disney + from xbox perk and Amazon prime but that is included in the price for membership. All the streaming services can add up to be more than cable if your not paying attention.
@VisitingComet1 yeah you have to watch your spending cuz it adds up quick. Hopefully they have a trial and I can just binge that *****.
@VisitingComet1 right?? Back then, streaming was a place where you could cheaply watch content, separate from cable. Now with all the individual streaming services, it's cheaper to go back to cable😆😆
I also had a complaint/comparison back then: could you imagine how asinine it would be to go to the "egg" store, then the "milk" store, etc. Hopefully it doesnt hit gaming. Pay for Rockstar streaming, then ubi-stream, etc.
"... said Paramount Plus was on the hunt for standout series and Halo "fit the bill" for the new service"
Well, the current era of Star Trek definitely isn't doing the job, so I guess I can understand it. It's weird that they still paste Discovery press pics on ads for Paramount Plus alongside anything else when they KNOW no one is buying the service to watch that. It had its chance to break out - either pleasing old fans or making new ones - and it totally failed to do that. Halo sounds like a much smarter choice; unless it's a complete disaster, the show has the potential to be one of those things like the Mandalorian and/or The Witcher in that people will talk about for FOMO, whether they actually care about the IP or not.
I don't care about FOMO impulses though. I'd much rather just not ever pay for Paramount Plus/CBS All Access. I'll wait it out until it comes out on Blu-Ray, just like I'm waiting out The Mandalorian
The streaming wars are starting to get complicated.
That'll be a pass from me, Chief.
Pay for 1 month once all the episodes are out, binge, and then cancel.
@Vinsanity I’m a weirdo and enjoy CBSAllAccess/Paramount+. I pay for it and watch it a lot.
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