Video game enthusiasts are experiencing a golden age thanks to the major streaming services. Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Netflix, and Paramount Plus are the production companies turning games into series, much to everyone’s delight.
The Master Chief, the Spartan hero of Halo, will continue his adventures in live-action with two new episodes premiering worldwide on February 8th of next year. Paramount Plus announced the date, along with a teaser trailer, during Brazil’s CCXP.
The teaser trailer doesn’t reveal much about the story, as usual. However, Paramount Plus states in its release that the new season will showcase Master Chief, played by Schreiber, attempting to prove that the Covenant is preparing to attack Reach, the human military stronghold that fell before the beginning of the story in the first Halo game.
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If you’ve played the Halo games, you already know where this is going, and Paramount Plus hints at it in the announcement. The Master Chief will embark on “a journey to find the key to humanity’s salvation, or its extinction: Halo.”
If you’ve played the games, you already know… other things about what happens from here to their arrival at the Halo ring. I won’t spoil anything for newcomers. But brace yourselves, twists are coming.
The first season was, at least visually, a faithful adaptation of the future video games. For many, the series isn’t anything special, but it’s true that it has some very interesting aspects. The backstory of the story and the setting are reasons enough for any video game fan to give it a chance.
In addition to Schreiber, the second season of Halo will feature the return of Natascha McElhone as Dr. Halsey and Jen Taylor as Cortana. We’ll also see Bokeem Woodbine, Shabana Azmi, Natasha Culzac, Olive Gray, Yerin Ha, Bentley Kalu, Kate Kennedy, Charlie Murphy, and Danny Sapani.
