The Halo TV series is still (presumably) a fair way away from our screens at this point, but that doesn’t mean some serious dollar hasn’t already been exchanged behind the scenes.
As reported by Variety, a mammoth $41.3 million USD has been spent on production in 2019 alone, suggesting that there’s some real weight behind the upcoming show. What’s even more shocking is that this figure is just the money spent while in Hungary, where the show will be filmed. There’s probably an even higher amount spent overall, though of course, we have no idea what that number might be.
Last year, the official Twitter account for the upcoming Showtime series recently shared the first image of the full cast, revealing who’s going to be making their way to our screens in the future.
The official cast includes Danny Sapani (Penny Dreadful) as Captain Jacob Keyes, Olive Gray (Fleabag) as Dr. Miranda Keyes and Charlie Murphy (Peaky Blinders) as a character called Makee.
The role of Cortana has gone to Natascha McElhone, who you might recognise from shows like Ronin, Designated Survivor and Californication.
McElhone will play both Cortana and Dr. Catherine Halsey, who created Spartan supersoliders like the iconic Master Chief.
Soren-066 will be played by Bokeem Woodbine of Fargo fame, and Shabana Azmi will be taking the role of Admiral Margaret Parangosky, head of the Office of Naval Intelligence.
Pablo Schreiber was announced in the role of Master Chief. Schreiber’s probably best known for his roles in Orange Is the New Black (yes, it’s the guy with the very impressive moustache) and The Wire.
Showtime announced that Schreiber will play “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 Covenant, an unstoppable alliance of alien worlds committed to the destruction of humanity.”
Halo: The Television Series is expected to release sometime in 2021.
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