After
two
seasons
the
Halo
TV
series,
obviously
based
on
the
iconic
Halo
games
developed
by
Bungie
and
343
Industries,
has
been
cancelled.

“We
are
extremely
proud
of
this
ambitious
series
and
would
like
to
thank
our
partners
at
Xbox,
343
Industries
and
Amblin
Television,
along
with
showrunner
and
executive
producer
David
Wiener,
his
fellow
executive
producers,
the
entire
cast
led
by
Pablo
Schreiber
as
Master
Chief
and
the
amazing
crew
for
all
their
outstanding
work,”
Paramount
said.
“We
wish
everyone
the
best
going
forward.”

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343
Industries,
the
current
custodians
of
the
Halo
franchise
on
behalf
of
Microsoft,
also
issued
a
statement.

“We
deeply
appreciate
the
millions
of
fans
who
propelled
the Halo series
to
be
a
global
success,
and
we
remain
committed
to
broadening
the Halo universe
in
different
ways
in
the
future,”
the
company
said.
“We
are
grateful
to
Amblin
and
Paramount
for
their
partnership
in
bringing
our
expansive
sci-fi
universe
to
viewers
around
the
world.”

The
Halo
TV
series
has
had
a
pretty
convoluted
development.
None
other
than
legendary
movie
director
Stephen
Spielberg
was
said
to
be
helming
a
Halo
TV
show
back
in
2013.
Obviously
that
never
happened
and
the
planned
show
was
shelved
for
a
while
before
it
eventually
was
picked
up
by
Showtime
who
ordered
ten
episodes
in
2018.
Kyle
Killen
was
to
be
the
showrunner
with
Rupert
Wyatt
acting
as
director
and
executive
producer.
Wyatt
would
step
down
in
December
of
that
year,
and
was
replaced
by
Otto
Bathurst.
Steven
Kane
joined
as
a
co-showrunner
in
March
of
2019.
The
show
was
then
moved
from
Showtime
to
Paramount+,
and
Killen
ended
up
leaving
prior
to
the
start
of
production.
Kane
handled
the
role
of
showrunner
until
post-production
work
was
completed,
but
he
would
not
return
for
season
2.

Season
1
began
in
2022
and
the
reception
was
quite
lukewarm.
It
deviated
heavily
from
the
games
and
extended
universe
which
led
some
fans
disliking
it
while
others
enjoyed
its
alternative
take
on
Master
Chief.
Season
2
was
generally
viewed
as
much
stronger.

Clearly
though,
it
doesn’t
seem
like
season
2
did
well
enough
to
convince
Paramount
to
continue
with
it.
That’s
a
little
surprising

because
according
to
Nielsen,
season
2
of
Halo
was
pulling
it
plenty
of
viewers.
Neither
Paramount
of
343’s
comments
shed
any
light
on
why
a
season
3
won’t
be
going
ahead.
Will
we
ever
know
exactly
why?
Was
it
just
too
expensive?
We
may
never
get
to
know.

But
for
those
of
you
who
have
enjoyed
the
show,
there
is
some
chance
of
a
season
3.

According
to
The
Hollywood
Reporter,
sources
have
told
them
that
the
show’s
producers
are
looking
for
another
network
to
air
the
show
on,
and
Paramount
is
allegedly
supportive
of
a
potential
move.