Halo: The Series will not continue at Paramount+ as the show has been cancelled by that streamer after two seasons. The most recent season arrived in February 2024 and it spent five weeks in the Nielsen Streaming Rankings, averaging an estimated 360 million minutes of viewing per week during that time, which is quite good for an original on that streaming service. It has also been fairly well-received by critics, currently holding an 80% Fresh Rating on Rotten Tomatoes. A reason for the cancellation has not been given, but the show is expensive to produce, and the streamer has been going through some cost-cutting measures. Evil is another genre entry that has been cancelled by Paramount+ even though that one has been performing quite well in viewership in its final season. These cancellations may be signaling a scaling back of scripted originals for the streamer as the post-Peak TV era continues to take its toll. Xbox, 343 Industries, and Amblin Television will shop the property around and it should draw some interest. Fans should also make a Call to Action on the social networks to help with this effort and get other venues interested in picking up the series.
This announcement brings the Cancellation/Renewal Score for the current season to 21 cancelled and ending sci fi and fantasy entries (28% of shows tracked) vs. 29 renewed (39%). You can see the breakdown of the numbers and the full list of shows for the current and prior seasons at our Cancellation Watch Page.
Halo takes place in the 26th century when humans find themselves at war with the alien alliance known as The Covenant. Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 is a super-soldier of the Spartan-II program and he leads a team fighting for the survival of humanity. It stars Pablo Schreiber, Shabana Azmi, Natasha Culzac, Olive Gray, Yerin Ha, and Bentley Kalu and it is based on the Xbox video game series of the same name.
We are almost at the end of the 2023-24 season and I expect more announcements to come over the next month or so. You can see the status of all this season’s shows at this link. And be sure to follow this site and the Cancelled Sci Fi Twitter Site for updates and breaking news.
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A poor effort that alienated fans of the concept like me. Slightly improved in season 2 but not by much. It won’t be missed.