‘Halo’ Canceled By Paramount+ After Two Seasons

The live-action Xbox original series Halo has been canceled at Paramount+ after two seasons.

Based on the popular video game franchise, the big-budget series premiered in 2022 after several delays. Season 2 (which was also delayed) had not premiered until February and March of 2024.

“Paramount+ can confirm that ‘Halo’ will not move forward with a third season on the service,” said the streamer in a statement. “We are extremely proud of this ambitious series and would like to thank our partners at Xbox, 343 Industries and Amblin Television, along with showrunner and executive producer David Wiener, his fellow executive producers, the entire cast led by Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief and the amazing crew for all their outstanding work. We wish everyone the best going forward.”

According to Variety, an individual with knowledge of the situation says Xbox, Amblin TV, and 343 Industries will try to shop the series to other platforms.

“We deeply appreciate the millions of fans who propelled the ‘Halo’ series to be a global success and we remain committed to broadening the ‘Halo’ universe in different ways in the future,” 343 Industries said. “We are grateful to Amblin and Paramount for their partnership in bringing our expansive sci-fi universe to viewers around the world.”

Starring Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief John-117, a futuristic soldier who has been genetically enhanced for battle, the series centers on a 26th-century war between the Spartans (superhumans) versus the Covenant (aliens).

Natascha McElhone, Jen Taylor, Bokeem Woodbine, Shabana Azmi, Natasha Culzac, Olive Gray, Yerin Ha, Bentley Kalu, Kate Kennedy, Charlie Murphy, and Danny Sapani also star in the series.

The series was developed for TV by Kyle Killen and Steven Kane, who also served as executive producers and showrunners on Season 1. David Wiener took over as showrunner and executive producer for Season 2.

Steven Spielberg, Justin Frank, and Daryl Falvey also executive produced via Amblin Television alongside Otto Bathurst, Toby Leslie, Scott Pennington, Kiki Wolfkill, Frank O’Connor and Bonnie Ross for additional production banners.

Showtime produced the series in association with 343 Industries, along with Amblin TV.

Halo was first intended to be adapted as a movie as early as 2005, with Neill Blomkamp attached to direct at one point. The project was eventually shifted to a TV series, but it took nearly 10 years before it finally debuted.

Fans have expressed their opinions on why the series didn’t succeed via the following Reddit thread.

“So much potential. All they had to do was follow the source material,” wrote on user. “A true master class in failure despite every opportunity to succeed.”