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EXCLUSIVE: Halo‘s long road to the small screen has taken one final turn. Showtime’s anticipated series based on the hugely popular Xbox video game franchise will migrate to Paramount+ and be available exclusively on ViacomCBS’ streamer. The announcement will be made during the ViacomCBS Streaming Event this…

Danny Sapani (Penny Dreadful), Olive Gray (Half Moon Investigations) and Charlie Murphy (Peaky Blinders) are set as series regulars opposite Pablo Schreiber in Halo, Showtime's anticipated series based on the Xbox video game franchise. Produced by Showtime in partnership with 343 Industries, along with Steven…

Showtime's upcoming big budget Halo series is going to be a lot like the iconic video game and different in very strategic ways, the premium cabler's Entertainment president said today. "There's all kinds of new drama that we will be exploring but we will stay faithful to the canon," Gary Levine told Deadline Friday…

Natascha McElhone (Californication) and Emmy nominee Bokeem Woodbine (Fargo) are set for lead roles opposite Pablo Schreiber in Halo, Showtime's anticipated series based on the Xbox video game franchise. Rounding out the cast are Shabana Azmi (Fire), Bentley Kalu (Avengers: Age of Ultron), Natasha Culzac (The Witcher)…

"I want to be in a place where I can be having a really rich, fulfilling collaboration with people that are ready to do their job," Pablo Schreiber says of what made him so galvanized by the saga and recent death of his Mad Sweeney character in American Gods. "That's what we got on this episode," the actor adds of the…

American Gods actor Pablo Schreiber has been tapped as the lead in Halo, Showtime’s anticipated series based on the Xbox video game franchise. Schreiber will play Master Chief, Earth’s most advanced warrior in the 26th century and the only hope of salvation for a civilization pushed to the brink of destruction by the…

Showtime’s Halo has found its new director in British helmer Otto Bathurst (Black Mirror, Robin Hood). After a lengthy search, Bathurst has been tapped to direct the series based on the popular Xbox video game franchise. Bathurst will helm multiple episodes and will executive produce the live-action series, which has…

Rupert Wyatt is stepping down as director and executive producer of Showtime’s series Halo.  “Showtime's adaptation of Halo is evolving beautifully with rich characters, compelling stories and powerful scripts,” said Gary Levine, President of Programming, Showtime Networks in a statement. “Obviously, the production…

When asked if Showtime’s TV adaptation of the Xbox video game franchise Halo will be the pay cabler’s Game of Thrones, network president of programming Gary Levine asserted, “It will be our Halo.” The series, which is being prepped for a 2020 telecast, centers on the epic 26th century conflict between humanity and an…

Showtime has given a 10-episode series order to Halo (working title), an hourlong live-action scripted drama based on the award-winning Xbox video game franchise, from Awake creator Kyle Killen, Rise of the Planet of the Apes helmer Rupert Wyatt and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television. Killen serves as writer…