The Halo TV collection has been cancelled by Paramount – WGB

After two seasons the Halo TV collection, clearly primarily based on the long-lasting Halo video games developed by Bungie and 343 Industries, has been cancelled.

“We’re extraordinarily pleased with this bold collection and want to thank our companions at Xbox, 343 Industries and Amblin Tv, together with showrunner and govt producer David Wiener, his fellow govt producers, the whole forged led by Pablo Schreiber as Grasp Chief and the superb crew for all their excellent work,” Paramount mentioned. “We want everybody one of the best going ahead.”

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343 Industries, the present custodians of the Halo franchise on behalf of Microsoft, additionally issued an announcement.

“We deeply respect the thousands and thousands of followers who propelled the Halo collection to be a worldwide success, and we stay dedicated to broadening the Halo universe in several methods sooner or later,” the corporate mentioned. “We’re grateful to Amblin and Paramount for his or her partnership in bringing our expansive sci-fi universe to viewers all over the world.”

The Halo TV collection has had a fairly convoluted improvement. None aside from legendary film director Stephen Spielberg was mentioned to be helming a Halo TV present again in 2013. Clearly that by no means occurred and the deliberate present was shelved for some time earlier than it will definitely was picked up by Showtime who ordered ten episodes in 2018. Kyle Killen was to be the showrunner with Rupert Wyatt appearing as director and govt producer. Wyatt would step down in December of that 12 months, and was changed by Otto Bathurst. Steven Kane joined as a co-showrunner in March of 2019. The present was then moved from Showtime to Paramount+, and Killen ended up leaving previous to the beginning of manufacturing. Kane dealt with the function of showrunner till post-production work was accomplished, however he wouldn’t return for season 2.

Season 1 started in 2022 and the reception was fairly lukewarm. It deviated closely from the video games and prolonged universe which led some followers disliking it whereas others loved its different tackle Grasp Chief. Season 2 was typically seen as a lot stronger.

Clearly although, it doesn’t appear to be season 2 did properly sufficient to persuade Paramount to proceed with it. That’s somewhat stunning as a result of in response to Nielsen, season 2 of Halo was pulling it loads of viewers. Neither Paramount of 343’s feedback shed any mild on why a season 3 gained’t be going forward. Will we ever know precisely why? Was it simply too costly? We could by no means get to know.

However for these of you who’ve loved the present, there may be some probability of a season 3. Based on The Hollywood Reporter, sources have instructed them that the present’s producers are in search of one other community to air the present on, and Paramount is allegedly supportive of a possible transfer.