The first season of Halo has yet to premiere on Paramount+, but preparations for Season 2 are already underway, with a new showrunner being tapped to helm it.
Halo's executive producer Justin Falvey recently revealed that David Wiener was the top pick to replace departing showrunners Steven Kane and Kyle Killen in the event a second season happens, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Wiener is a writer and producer whose previous credits include Fear the Walking Dead, Brave New World, Homecoming and The Killing.
Killen and Kane were originally intended to serve as co-showrunners on Halo Season 1, however, Killen reportedly dropped out over scheduling concerns before production commenced. While Kane will also exit Halo following the first season, he expects to remain onboard the video game adaptation as a consultant. Kane previously explained he always intended to step aside after Halo Season 1, stating, "I never thought it would be more than a one season thing because of the amount of work it takes."
The Halo TV series is no stranger to behind-the-scenes reshuffles. The show was announced in 2014 and was meant to spearhead Xbox's planned slate of original live-action programming. When Xbox later scrapped these plans, Showtime acquired Halo in 2018. Then in February 2021, David Nevins, Chief Creative Officer, CBS & Chairman and CEO, Showtime Network, announced that Halo would debut on Paramount+, not Showtime. "We were on the hunt for signature shows beyond the Star Trek franchise on CBS All Access and were thinking, what could be a defining series for Paramount+," Nevins explained at the time. "Halo always fit the bill, but seeing it, we felt it would work."
Halo's first full trailer dropped during the AFC Championship Game. It provided audiences with a first look at the live-action version of Master Chief in action against the alien Covenant's forces and confirmed the series' March release date. Responses to the trailer have mostly been positive, although some fans took issue with the more human-looking redesign of Cortana, which marks a significant departure from her blue-hued appearance in the games.
The show's core cast includes Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief, Natascha McElhone as Dr. Catherine Halsey and Jen Taylor, reprising her role from the games as the voice of AI construct Cortana. Yerin Ha, Charlie Murphy, Shabana Azmi and Bokeem Woodbine round out the supporting cast.
Halo Season 1 premieres on March 24. Season 2 has yet to be officially confirmed.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
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