Halo is Coming to TV!!!!
It’s a big day for Halo – today, SHOWTIME president and CEO
David Nevins announced the network has ordered a 10-episode season based on the
legendary video game franchise!
In its adaptation
for SHOWTIME, Halo (working title) will take place in the universe that first
came to be in 2001, dramatizing an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity
and an alien threat known as the Covenant. Kyle Killen (Awake) will serve as
executive producer, writer and showrunner. Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the
Planet of the Apes) will direct multiple episodes and also executive produce the
hour-long series which enters production in early 2019.
“Halo is our most
ambitious series ever, and we expect audiences who have been anticipating it
for years to be thoroughly rewarded,” said Nevins. “In the history of
television, there simply has never been enough great science fiction. Kyle
Killen’s scripts are thrilling, expansive and provocative, Rupert Wyatt is a
wonderful, world-building director, and their vision of Halo will
enthral fans of the game while also drawing the uninitiated into a world of
complex characters that populate this unique universe.”
“This is a truly
exciting moment for the Halo franchise,” stated Kiki Wolfkill, head of Halo Transmedia
at 343 Industries. “Together with our creative and production partners at
SHOWTIME and Amblin Television, the Halo television series will represent new
and exciting way for fans to enter and engage with the Halo universe. We can’t
wait to share more on what’s ahead.” Halo will be executive produced by Killen, Wyatt and Scott
Pennington, along with Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank for Amblin Television.
The series will be distributed globally by CBS Studios International.
For all
things Halo and the recently announced Halo Infinite, be sure to
check out Halo Waypoint and stay tuned to Xbox Wire.
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