Back in April, Showtime revealed that they have found their Master Chief for the upcoming Halo TV series in Orange Is The New Black actor Pablo Schreiber. Though we still don’t have any idea of how he looks fully suited up, the official Halo Twitter did tease a “throwback” mage of Schreiber holding the beloved helmet all Halo fans should immediately recognize:
#ThrowbackThursday to the time @schreiber_pablo told us he was gonna wear something nice. Thanks for stopping by the studio for a visit, Chief 👊 pic.twitter.com/XBOjQd0DPV
— Halo (@Halo) August 8, 2019
Schreiber is also joined by Australian actress named Yerin Ha who will be playing a completely original Halo show character by the name of Quan Ah. According to Showtime’s official description of the newest character, she’s a “shrewd, audacious 16-year-old from the Outer Colonies who meets Master Chief at a fateful time for them both.”
As for the show itself, the upcoming series is still without a release date, though we do know a little bit about what it will entail. According to the studio, the latest adaptation of the beloved franchise will follow the general paths of the games with a full focus on the 26th-century conflict between the Covenant and humanity. Showtime also added that it will “weave deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure, and a richly imagined vision of the future.”
Though we don’t have a release window quite yet, filming is set to begin this Fall in Budapest, Hungary. With Awake’s Kyle Killen and The Last Ship’s Steven Kane as the current showrunners, it will be interested to see how they take this hightly beloved video game franchise and flip it into a new live-action tale that all will be able to enjoy. Though not the first live-action adaptation, it could be exactly what Halo fans want prior to 343 Industries’ Halo: Infinite which is currently in the works.
