December 2, 2023 – Paramount+ at present introduced that the extremely anticipated second season of the hit collection HALO will premiere the primary two episodes globally on Thursday, February 8, 2024, in all international locations the place Paramount+ is offered. The information, together with a first-look teaser trailer, was unveiled throughout at present’s Paramount+ panel at CCXP in São Paolo, Brazil, that featured solid members Pablo Schreiber (“Grasp Chief”) and Joseph Morgan (”James Ackerson”), together with showrunner David Wiener and govt producer Kiki Wolfkill.
In season two, Grasp Chief John-117 leads his group of elite Spartans towards the alien risk often called the Covenant. Within the wake of a stunning occasion on a desolate planet, John can’t shake the sensation that his battle is about to alter and dangers all the pieces to show what nobody else will consider – that the Covenant are getting ready to assault humanity’s best stronghold. With the galaxy on the brink, John embarks on a journey to search out the important thing to humankind’s salvation, or its extinction — the Halo.
Led by showrunner and govt producer David Wiener (Courageous New World), the collection takes place within the universe that first debuted in 2001 with the launch of Xbox®’s first HALO sport. Dramatizing an epic Twenty sixth-century battle between humanity and an alien risk often called the Covenant, HALO the collection weaves deeply drawn private tales with motion, journey and a richly imagined imaginative and prescient of the long run.
HALO stars Pablo Schreiber (American Gods) as Grasp Chief, Spartan-117 and Natascha McElhone (Californication) as Dr. Halsey, who additionally each function producers this season. Extra returning solid members embody Jen Taylor (HALO sport collection, RWBY) as Cortana, Bokeem Woodbine (Fargo), Shabana Azmi (Hearth), Natasha Culzac (The Witcher), Olive Grey (Half Moon Investigations), Yerin Ha (Reef Break), Bentley Kalu (Avengers: Age of Ultron), Kate Kennedy (Disaster), Charlie Murphy (Peaky Blinders) and Danny Sapani (Penny Dreadful).
New additions to the solid this season embody Joseph Morgan (Vampire Diaries, The Originals) and Cristina Rodlo (No One Will get Out of Right here Alive, The Homeless World Cup). Morgan joins the collection as James Ackerson, a formidable intelligence operative who has spent his profession climbing the ranks of the UNSC’s secretive Workplace of Naval Intelligence. Rodlo is Talia Perez, a corporal specializing in linguistics for a UNSC Marine Corps communications unit and a comparatively new recruit who has but to see any actual fight. Coming back from season one, Laera (Fiona O’Shaughnessy) is Soren’s confidant, spouse and accomplice in crime. Soren and Laera’s son, Kessler (Tylan Bailey), has had a comparatively peaceable, if uncommon, childhood rising up on the Rubble.
HALO is produced by SHOWTIME® in affiliation with 343 Industries and Amblin Tv. The second season of HALO is govt produced by David Wiener alongside Steven Spielberg, Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey for Amblin Tv. Kiki Wolfkill serves as govt producer for Xbox/343 Industries, with Otto Bathurst and Toby Leslie for One Massive Image and Gian Paolo Varani. The collection is distributed internationally by Paramount World Content material Distribution.
