With the series based on the Xbox franchise Halo, Paramount had a video game adaptation in the science fiction genre. But now it has been announced that the series is being canceled. Fans can still hold on to a glimmer of hope, because that doesn’t necessarily mean the end.
What happened? The Halo series started with the first season in 2022. The second season followed in early 2024. Both can currently be watched on Paramount +. The series shows the fight of the humans against the Covenant and focuses on the Master Chief, for example with the question of why he never takes off his helmet.
However, as Variety reports, the streaming service announced that it would not continue the series with a third season. Paramount also wrote that they thanked Xbox, 343 Industries and Amblin Television and were proud of the product.
A reason for the discontinuation has not yet been given.
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Will we never see a third season? According to Variety, unnamed sources have information that Xbox, 343 Industries and Amblin Television are trying to get other platforms to host Season 3. The 3DJuegos article even reports that Paramount is supporting the series’ continued broadcast.
343 Industries also commented on the cancellation and thanked Paramount and the fans for the alleged success of the series.
We deeply value the millions of fans who have made the Halo series a global success, and we will continue to expand the Halo universe in many ways. We are grateful to Amblin and Paramount for their partnership, which allows us to bring our expansive sci-fi universe to audiences around the world.
343 Industries on the Halo series in the wake of its cancellation (Source: Variety)
One can only speculate why the series is being canceled now. 343 Industries speaks of a worldwide success. Screen Rant reports that the first season was the second most successful series on Paramount + at the time of its release, despite criticism from fans. However, the exact figures are not known.
The Halo series was not the first film adaptation of the Xbox brand. There have been films and an anime before. Even if the series is looking for a new partner, it can take a long time before deals are finalized or filming even begins. If you want to see more video game series until then, you should take a look here: A new series on Amazon is the next good video game adaptation – It’s a mix of Fallout and Mad Max