One week to go until the premiere Halo: The Series, the television series based on the popular Xbox franchise which was created by Bungie and now makes its home at 343 Industries. However, fans remain skeptical of the series, especially now that its showrunner has admitted he hasn’t seen or studied the video games it’s based on.
In preparation for the production of the Halo series, the creative heads of the project visited the 343 Industries headquarters to learn about the history of the franchise. However, the showrunner of the first season admitted to not having seen the video games, as he only discussed the characters with 343 Industries.
We don’t watch the games,” says Steven Kane. “We don’t talk about the game. We talked about the characters and the world. So I never felt limited that it’s a game.”
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The showrunner is not the only new to the Halo universe, as Pablo Schreiber, who brings the Master Chief to life in live-action, learned about the games after accepting the role. “I quickly realized how new I was to this mediumSchreiber said in an interview with Variety. “I spent the first few days of my Halo experience getting killed by grunts.”.
Still, Schreiber says that “the richness and depth of the universe” are incredibly exciting, because it means that there is a lot of preparation to lay the groundwork for the story they are going to tell.
What’s more: Halo multiplayer boss: Infinite has left 343 Industries.
The Halo series has a budget of $10 million per episode and a second season is already confirmed, so Paramount Plus is showing confidence in the project even before its premiere. However, with the statements of its showrunner, Halo fans are worried that the series will not follow the original work.
Halo: The Series opens on March 24, so there’s only a week left before we can judge the project for ourselves.