Paramount Cancels Halo TV Series After 2 Seasons, Showrunners Attempting Rescue
The live-action Halo series on Paramount+ has been canceled just months after its second season finale.
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The big budget Halo TV live-action series has been canceled at streaming service Paramount+ after two seasons, a report published by Variety claims.
Sources close to Variety have said the series, based on the iconic Xbox first-person shooter, could be shopped around to other networks and streaming services in a bid to save John-117.
However, Paramount+ has confirmed to the publication that it will not continue on the subscription service.
“Paramount+ can confirm that ‘Halo’ will not move forward with a third season on the service,” the streamer said in a statement provided to entertainment magazine Variety. “We are extremely proud of this ambitious series and would like to thank our partners at Xbox, 343 Industries and Amblin Television, along with showrunner and executive producer David Wiener, his fellow executive producers, the entire cast led by Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief and the amazing crew for all their outstanding work. We wish everyone the best going forward.”
Halo developers 343 Industries also provided a statement, suggesting they are continuing to look for ways to expand Halo’s story outside of the games.
“We deeply appreciate the millions of fans who propelled the ‘Halo’ series to be a global success and we remain committed to broadening the ‘Halo’ universe in different ways in the future,” 343 Industries said in the statement. “We are grateful to Amblin and Paramount for their partnership in bringing our expansive sci-fi universe to viewers around the world.”
Despite a rocky start, Halo’s live-action adaptation began to win fans back around with its latest season, which aired on the service between February and March of this year.
Garnering an average rating on Rotten Tomatoes of 80% Fresh, and 7.3/10 on IMDb, it was far from a stain on the franchise. This cancelation represents the latest bump in the road to adapting Halo outside of its console home, as the series eventually emerged out of plans for a movie directed by Neill Blomkamp (District 9) as far back as 2005.
After the shift to a TV format, it still took nearly a decade for it to make it to audiences, and now it’s heading back to the realm of uncertainty. Will Master Chief ever prevail against the Covenant and Hollywood accountants?