Showtime's HALO TV Series Enlists ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK Actor Pablo Schreiber As Master Chief

Showtime's HALO TV Series Enlists ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK Actor Pablo Schreiber As Master Chief

The fate of humanity rests in the hands of Emmy-nominated actor Pablo Schreiber (Orange is the New Black), who has been cast as the iconic Master Chief in Showtime’s upcoming Halo live-action TV series.

By MattIsForReal - Apr 17, 2019 01:04 PM EST
Filed Under: Halo
Source: GameFragger
Showtime's Halo TV series took a major step forward today, enlisting Emmy nominated actor Pablo Schreiber (American Gods, Orange is the New Black) as Master Chief, the iconic Spartan super soldier who will serve as “humanity’s last hope against the Covenant“ in the upcoming live-action series adaptation of the popular Xbox video game franchise.

Master Chief figures to play a prominent role in the story, with previous reports speculating that we may even get to see the iconic character unmasked. “It took us a long time to get the script but we felt like we had something that was really interesting and felt like it belonged on Showtime in terms of its character depth, and it’s going to be a big show," Showtime President and CEO David Nevins previously said.


In addition to Schreiber’s casting, Showtime has also enlisted Australian newcomer Yerin Ha, who joins the cast a new character created specifically for the show. Yerin Ha will play Quan Ah, “a schrewd, audacious 16-year-old from the Outer Colonies who meets Master Chief at a fateful time for them both.”

While plot specifics are still being kept under wraps, we do know that the highly anticipated series will dramatize “an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant,” while simultaneously weaving “deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure and a richly imagined vision of the future.”

Showtime recently announced that Otto Bathurst will direct multiple episodes of the series while also serving as executive producer, writer, and showrunner. He replaced former director Rupert Wyatt, who had to step away from the project due to a scheduling conflict.

Check out some of the initial reactions to the recent casting announcements from those heavily involved in the Halo franchise.





Production on Showtime’s Halo TV series, which will consist of nine episodes (down from the initial 10-episode count), is slated to begin in the fall in Budapest, Hungary.
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Kurne
Kurne - 4/17/2019, 1:05 PM
Oh shit, its actually happening.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 4/17/2019, 1:15 PM
Hope Otto does a better job than his last piece of work...
santoanderson
santoanderson - 4/17/2019, 1:16 PM
Pornstache?
L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 4/17/2019, 1:33 PM
@santoanderson - First thing I thought of too haha.

Forthas
Forthas - 4/17/2019, 1:18 PM
Is this related to the Microsoft series?
MrDandy
MrDandy - 4/17/2019, 1:19 PM
Say whaaaaa? Pornstache as Master Cheif??

I haven't seen him in anything else so right now this is just sort of funny casting to me.
GreypilgrimXXX
GreypilgrimXXX - 4/17/2019, 8:48 PM
@MrDandy -He was was bad ass in 13 hours and had great presence.
MrDandy
MrDandy - 4/18/2019, 7:38 AM
@GreypilgrimXXX - Oh, I'm sure like most actors he is talented and has diversity. It's just funny to me because I only know him from that.
BlackIceJoe
BlackIceJoe - 4/17/2019, 1:20 PM
Seeing as he is playing John he should never take his mask off and we should never see his face.
Philvis
Philvis - 4/17/2019, 1:24 PM
I'm not a video game guy, but if they could make a series like the ads they had out for Halo Reach, I would be a very happy camper!
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 4/17/2019, 1:24 PM
Cool, I really like him as an actor in everything I’ve seen, he was a real son of a bitch on SVU. I hope this great. Just the kind of show I want in my life.
CurlyBill
CurlyBill - 4/17/2019, 1:26 PM
Good for Sabertooth's brother.
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