Paramount+ has debuted the first official trailer for season two of the hit series “HALO“, based on the video game franchise of the same name.
In season two, Master Chief John-117 (Pablo Schreiber) leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant. In the wake of a shocking event on a desolate planet, John cannot shake the feeling that his war is about to change and risks everything to prove what no one else will believe – that the Covenant is preparing to attack humanity’s greatest stronghold. With the galaxy on the brink, John embarks on a journey to find the key to humankind’s salvation, or its extinction: the Halo.
Led by showrunner and executive producer David Wiener (“Brave New World”), the series takes place in the universe that first debuted in 2001 with the launch of Xbox®‘s first HALO game. Dramatizing an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant, “HALO” the series weaves deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure and a richly imagined vision of the future.
“HALO” stars Pablo Schreiber (“American Gods”) as Master Chief, Spartan-117 and Natascha McElhone (“Californication”) as Dr. Halsey, who also both serve as producers this season. Additional returning cast members include Jen Taylor (HALO game series, “RWBY”), Bokeem Woodbine (“Fargo”), Shabana Azmi (Fire), Natasha Culzac (“The Witcher”), Olive Gray (“Half Moon Investigations”), Yerin Ha (“Reef Break”), Bentley Kalu (Avengers: Age of Ultron), Kate Kennedy (“Catastrophe”), Charlie Murphy (“Peaky Blinders”) and Danny Sapani (“Penny Dreadful”).
New additions to the cast this season include Joseph Morgan (“Vampire Diaries”, “The Originals”), Cristina Rodlo (“No One Gets Out of Here Alive”, “The Homeless World Cup”) and Christina Bennington (“Midsomer Murders”). Fiona O’Shaughnessy (The Forgiven) and Tylan Bailey will also return as series regulars in season two.
“HALO” is produced by SHOWTIME® in association with 343 Industries and Amblin Television. The second season of “HALO” is executive produced by David Wiener alongside Steven Spielberg, Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey for Amblin Television. Kiki Wolfkill serves as executive producer for Xbox/343 Industries with Otto Bathurst and Toby Leslie for One Big Picture and Gian Paolo Varani. The series is distributed internationally by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
The first two episodes of season two of “HALO” will premiere globally on Thursday, February 8, in all countries where Paramount+ is available.
