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Paramount+ has unveiled the final trailer for season two of HALO, and it’s left fans of the series with “goosebumps.” Based on the hugely successful video game franchise, the action-sci-fi dramatizes an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant.
It centres on the protagonist from the game series, Master Chief John-117 (Pablo Schreiber), a soldier who leads his team of elite Spartans against the Covenant. In the wake of a shocking event on a desolate planet, John cannot shake the feeling that his war is about to change and risks everything to prove what no one else will believe – that the Covenant is preparing to attack humanity’s greatest stronghold.
With the galaxy on the brink, John embarks on a journey to find the key to humankind’s salvation, or its extinction: the Halo. The live-action series weaves deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure and a richly imagined vision of the future.
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Led by showrunner and executive producer David Wiener, the series takes place in the universe that first debuted in 2001 with the launch of Xbox’s first HALO game. It stars Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief, Spartan-117 and Natascha McElhone as Dr. Halsey, who also both serve as producers this season.
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Season two will premiere on February 8 with a two-episode drop exclusively on Paramount+, which is available for £6.99 a month and includes a host of blockbuster films and shows including Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Top Gun: Maverick, Tulsa King, Yellowstone and The Burning Girls. All of these top titles can even be streamed for free thanks to Paramount’s seven-day free trial.
But savvy shoppers can get Paramount+ free for 18 months alongside Sky’s “lowest price” new year deal that includes Sky TV, Sky Stream, Netflix and Ultrafast fibre broadband for £39 a month. Paramount+ is included at no extra cost when customers add Sky Cinema to this bundle for £10 a month.
Pablo Schreiber dons the iconic helmet as Master Chief (Paramount+)This saves almost £115 by not having to pay for Paramount+ and Netflix and includes loads more blockbuster films and shows, plus two free Vue cinema tickets every month. Customers can save even more by upgrading their bundle with Sky’s Ultrafast+ 500Mb/s broadband for £4 more and save £180 across the full 18-month package, benefiting from a £10 discount every month.
But time is running out to bag this deal as it expires on February 1. By signing up today, shoppers can lock in the discounted price for 18 months and catch HALO, as well as the fourth season of True Detective, House of the Dragon season two and the all-new Ted prequel series when they launch on Sky this year.
Paramount+ unveiled the first official trailer for season two on Thursday (January 11), which teases one of the game series’ central events, the fall of the planet Reach. The action-packed footage suggests the latest instalment will be even bigger than the first, with intense battles – both on Reach and in space – and widespread destruction amid the Covenant’s attack.
Fans of the series have taken to social media since the trailer dropped to share their initial reaction, with some saying it gave them “goosebumps.” Writing on X – formerly Twitter – @Prometheus21_ said: “This looks so sick, I can not wait to see this!”
@iSpiteful said: “I wasn’t expecting this trailer to go so hard. Excited to check this out.”
@ElizabetRo20929 said: “I’m so ready for this season. I’ve been waiting for so long.”
@sjfostersound said: “Looks great – hopefully even better than the first season.”
@_NobleDylan said: “I can’t lie this trailer did give me goosebumps!”
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