Halo’s First Reviews Feel Surprised to Be So Positive

The recreation that has offered over 82 million copies worldwide is now a Paramount+ sequence, that means that legions of Halo followers (and potential legions of non-gamers who occur to dig sci-fi exhibits) are eagerly awaiting the primary episode to drop. While episode one gained’t stream till March 24, the assessment embargo has simply lifted—that means we will get our greatest concept but of what to anticipate.

“Dramatizing an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant, Halo the series will weave deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure and a richly imagined vision of the future. Nobody can save humanity alone—not even the Master Chief. Meet the heroes who will risk losing everything to come together and protect humankind from the universe’s greatest threat” is the official logline. The sequence simply had its official premiere at SXSW, and Paramount+ dropped a brand-new trailer to have fun:

And now, right here’s a pattern of what the critics are saying, beginning with io9’s personal James Whitbrook and Justin Carter!

Alongside Pablo Schreiber (American Gods) because the Master Chief, Spartan-117, Halo additionally stars Natascha McElhone as Dr. Halsey and Jen Taylor as Cortana. The remainder of the solid options Bokeem Woodbine, Shabana Azmi, Natasha Culzac, Olive Gray, Yerin Ha, Bentley Kalu, Kate Kennedy, Charlie Murphy, Danny Sapani, Ryan McParland, Burn Gorman, and Fiona O’Shaughnessy.

Halo arrives March 24, with new episodes dropping Thursdays on Paramount+.

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