It’s been more than five years since Microsoft announced the existence of Halo: The Television Series. But after several starts and stops (and the dissolution of its original home, Xbox Entertainment Studios), the show is finally ready to begin production at Showtime.
According to a new post on the Xbox Wire, production will begin in Early 2019 with Kyle Killen (formerly of Awake) serving as showrunner. Rupert Wyatt, the director of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, is in line to direct multiple episodes of the series.
“Halo is our most ambitious series ever, and we expect audiences who have been anticipating it for years to be thoroughly rewarded,” said David Nevins, the President and CEO of Showtime. “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 enthrall 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, the 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.”
The first season of Halo: The Television Series will include ten episodes, but an air date has yet to be announced.
