If The Last of Us is universally agreed to be one of, if not the best, live-action television adaptation of a video game, there is another series that has managed to break through and convince audiences.
Produced by Steven Spielberg, who read the scripts, helped select the cast, writers, director, actors, sets, and visual effects through his company Amblin Entertainment, Halo depicts the war between the United Nations Space Command and the Covenant in the 26th century. , an alliance of several extraterrestrial species, through the story of a Spartan super-soldier named Master Chief John-117, an iconic video game hero.
After a successful first season that was appreciated by the public, including AlloCiné viewers who gave it a rating of 3.8 out of 5, Halo is back for a second round of episodes. Here’s what you need to know about Season 2 of the series.
Where and when to watch Halo Season 2?
Halo Season 2 will begin airing this February 8th on Paramount+ with the first two episodes. The remainder of the season will be streamed online on the platform at the rate of one episode per week. Season 2 of Halo has 8 episodes, as opposed to the first season which had 9.
Who is in the Halo Season 2 cast?
The cast of Halo’s first season is back, starting with two stars of the series: Pablo Schreiber, seen in The Wire, New York: Special Unit and Orange Is the New Black, who plays the main lead and Natasha McElhoneKnown for his roles in The Truman Show, Solaris and Californication, playing his boss, Dr. Katherine Halsey.
The rest of the cast is also included Bokeem Woodbine (Saving Grace, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Ghostbusters: Legacy), Indian star Shabana Azmi, Jen Taylor (Everything Despicable), Yerin Ha (Riff Break), Charlie Murphy (Love/Hate, Happy Valley), Danny Sapan (Penny Horror, Killing Eve) and Olive Gray (Clean)
New faces include Joseph Morgan, Christina Rodlo and Christina Bennington.
What is the story of Halo Season 2?
In the second season of Halo, Master Chief John-117 leads his elite team of Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant. After a cataclysmic event on a desert planet, Jon can’t shake the feeling that his war is about to change.
Then he risks everything to prove what no one wants to believe, namely that the Pact is preparing to attack humanity’s greatest bastion. With the galaxy on the brink, John embarks on a journey to find the key to humanity’s survival or extinction: the Halo.
Is Halo season 2 better than the first?
Video game fans can expect the second season to be even better than the first, if Pablo Schreiber is to be believed. “The change in tone seems much more fitting for the franchise”– he told the magazine SFX, “It’s darker, it’s more dangerous, every stunt and action sequence is immersed in fighting and fighting”.
The actor also explains that new showrunner David Viner and new artistic director James Foster helped prepare the second season. “very strong” and “much better than the first”.
This change shouldn’t be seen as a reboot, according to Kiki Wolfkill, one of Halo’s executive producers and responsible for expanding Microsoft’s properties, but as a change of tone, a reboot: “The idea was really to shift the tone to something more down-to-earth and more realistic, but still with the grand spectacle of Halo and sci-fi.”.
The first two episodes of the Halo 2 season are available on Paramount+.
Source: Allocine
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