Genres: Military science fiction, Action-adventure, Drama
Developed by Kyle Killen, Steven Kane
Based on Halo; by Xbox Game Studios
Starring: Pablo Schreiber, Shabana Azmi, Natasha Culzac, Olive Gray, Yerin Ha, Bentley Kalu, Kate Kennedy, Charlie Murphy, Danny Sapani, Jen Taylor, Bokeem Woodbine & Natascha McElhone.
Music by Sean Callery
Producers by: Sheila Hockin; Charlotte Keating; Michael Armbruster
Executive Producers: Steven Spielberg, Steven Kane, Kiki Wolfkill, Frank O’Connor, Bonnie Ross, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Otto Bathurst, Toby Leslie, Kyle Killen, Scott Pennington, Karen Richards
Cinematography: Karl Walter Lindenlaub, Eric Kress
Editors: Aaron Marshall, Dan Briceno, Geoff Ashenhurst
Production Company: Showtime Networks; 343 Industries; Amblin Television; Chapter Eleven; One Big Picture
Distributor: Paramount Global Distribution Group
Premise: Halo is set to follow “an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant. Halo will weave deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure, and a richly imagined vision of the future.”
I was waiting to see what’s the buzz about this show.
Season 1 of The Halo TV Show was Pretty Good.
Pros: I like how they used a property I wasn’t familiar with to make something unique out of it. The story they told outside of the games works in this series’ favor. The main lead Pablo Schreiber worked with his version of the character and world set in this show. The sound and set designs are cool & I was surprised how much changes work for one person’s fresh pair of eyes to the franchise.
Cons: The helmets have been removed too many times. Kwan’s Character didn’t add a lot to the show except for the premiere, and the fanbase might get angry at the show for not reaching up to the expectation.
Casts & Crew:
Main:
- Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, a towering genetically engineered supersoldier known as “Spartan-117“.
- Logan Shearer plays a teenage John-117
- Casper Knopf plays a child John
- Shabana Azmi as Admiral Margaret Parangosky, Director of ONI (Office of Naval Intelligence)
- Natasha Culzac as Riz-028, a Spartan member of the Silver Team
- Olive Gray as Commander Miranda Keyes, a UNSC (United Nations Space Command) officer, and scientist, and the daughter of Jacob Keyes and Catherine Halsey
- Yerin Ha as Kwan Ha, an Insurrectionist teenager from the outer colony planet of Madrigal
- Bentley Kalu as Vannak-134, a Spartan member of the Silver Team
- Kate Kennedy as Kai-125, a Spartan member of the Silver Team
- Charlie Murphy as Makee, a misanthropic human member of the Covenant who was raised by the Hierarchs as a “Blessed One” (Season 1)
- Zazie Hayhurst plays a young Maker
- Danny Sapani as Captain Jacob Keyes, a seasoned UNSC officer
- Jen Taylor as Cortana, an artificial intelligence (AI) construct modeled on the brain of Dr. Halsey and implanted in the brain of Master Chief as a means of influencing his decisions. Taylor reprises her voice role from the Halo video game series and provides motion capture for the character.
- Bokeem Woodbine as Soren-066, a Spartan deserter who later became an Insurrectionist leader on the Rubble
- Jude Cudjoe plays a teenage Soren-066
- Natascha McElhone as Dr. Catherine Elizabeth Halsey, a scientist for the UNSC and creator of the Spartan-II Project
- McElhone also portrays two flash clones of Halsey
Recurring:
- Burn Gorman as Vinsher Grath, a politician and UNSC collaborator who suppresses the Insurrectionist movement on Madrigal
- Ryan McParland as Dr. Adun Saly, Dr. Halsey’s assistant
- Sarah Ridgeway as John’s Mother
- Duncan Pow as John’s Father
Guest:
- Jamie Beamish as the mo-cap of the Kaidon, the Covenant Elite survivor of the Battle of Madrigal
- Julian Bleach as the voice of the Prophet of Mercy, one of the Hierarchs
- Keir Dullea as Fleet Admiral Lord Terrence Hood, a high-ranking UNSC officer
- Jeong-hwan Kong as Jin Ha, Kwan’s father and an Insurrectionist leader on Madrigal
I recommend watching this new series to those who are fans of halo.
Rating: 7 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident TV reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe.