Open the door.
Showtime has just announced a series based on Halo. 343 will be involved, naturally, but they’ve got some serious behind-the-camera muscle involved. As 343’s Head of Transmedia Kiki Wolfkill says in the announcement news post:
Today we announced that we are working with some incredible talent to bring you an epic new story experience set in the Halo Universe, the Halo TV series. SHOWTIME brings its powerful legacy of experience in building stories for premium cable and together with Amblin Television and legendary storyteller Steven Spielberg, have been gracious partners in helping put together the right creative team to bring Halo to television. We are thrilled to have experienced showrunner Kyle Killen (Lone Star) and blockbuster director Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) on board, both of whom bring their own flavor of vision, intelligence, and voice to Halo. We couldn’t have asked for a stronger or more passionate team to collaborate with.
Also of note is that they’re trying to strike a balance between moments from the games, and original content. The show is already in the middle of pre-production, and should be in production in 2019.
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