Halo TV Series Viewed as "Franchise" by Paramount

08/25/2022 10:53 pm EDT

Paramount has high hopes for Halo following the premiere of its first season, even going as far as to say it sees it as a "franchise". After nearly a decade of trying to get it off the ground, the Halo TV series was released at the start of 2022 on Paramount+. Although it was originally envisioned as a Showtime series as part of a larger initiative to turn Xbox's games into multi-media productions, the show eventually found its way to the other Paramount-owned service. The show was met with mixed reactions from critics and fans alike, but it did bring Halo to life in a way we had never seen before and Paramount seemed happy with the results. Ahead of the first season's debut, Paramount greenlit a second season, ensuring there will be more Halo in the future.

It doesn't seem like it will end with a second season either. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, David Nevins, Chief Content Officer of Scripted Originals for Paramount+, noted how he believes Halo is "enormously franchisable" and spoke about its potential given the amount of games in the Xbox-exclusive series. As of right now, it's unclear how big Paramount is thinking for the show, but it sounds like there are some ideas beyond a second season.

"There are a lot of different ways you can go," said Nevins. "It is also enormously franchisable. There are so many different games. It has got so many different directions. Yes, [we are] starting to think about that as a franchise, absolutely."

Given the Halo universe is quite large and expansive, it's not out of the realm of possibility to see some live-action spin-offs without Master Chief. After all, Halo: Reach only had a blink and you'll miss it cameo from the space marine and it's considered one of the best games in the series. Long before the TV series, a Peter Jackson-produced film was in development, but it never got off the ground. Perhaps there's a chance for a new Halo movie under Paramount.

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