Halo TV Series Premiering on Paramount+ in 2022

[Peter_Brosdahl]

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The Halo TV series has been in development for a long time. The first news about the project emerged in 2015, and since then, many changes have occurred, including its move from Showtime to Paramount+. During the Television Critics Association’s 2021 summer tour , ViacomCBS executives announced that the show would premiere in 2022.



The series was originally being developed by Amblin Television (with Steven Spielberg producing) and 343 Industries. Writers, producers, and directors came and went, with Showtime eventually ordering 10 episodes. Decisions about how Halo would fit into Showtime’s programming were then re-evaluated.



The launch of CBS Access/Paramount+ created a new avenue for ViacomCBS. As development for Halo progressed, it...

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[Armenius]

After all of the departures and changes in creative people I don't have high expectations. The reasoning for not putting it out on Showtime is also the perfect example of how those in the TV and movie industry still don't take video games seriously as an art form, but recent movie releases like The Fall Guy do nothing to help that perception. There is a lot of drama in the story of Halo and it could have fit right in.