Shabana Azmi’s international show Halo cancelled after 2 seasons | Web series

Shabana Azmi’s international military sci-fi series Halo has been cancelled after its first two seasons. The third installment will not be part of the Paramount+ family despite two successful seasons. A report by Variety claimed that co-producers Xbox, Amblin TV and 343 Industries will try to shop the series to other channels. (Also Read: Shabana Azmi Says Honey Irani Was ‘Bitter, Felt Rejected’ After Her Romance With Javed Akhtar)

Halo Season 3 is shelved

The report cited a statement from Paramount+ that read: “We are incredibly proud of this ambitious series and would like to thank our partners at Xbox, 343 Industries and Amblin Television, along with showrunner and executive producer David Wiener, his fellow executive producers, the entire cast led by Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief and the incredible crew for all their outstanding work. We wish them all the best in the future.”

343 Industries also shared a message of thanks to fans, stating, “We deeply appreciate the millions of fans who have driven the ‘Halo’ series to global success and remain committed to expanding the ‘Halo’ universe in new ways in the future. We are grateful to Amblin and Paramount for their partnership in bringing our expansive sci-fi universe to audiences around the world.”

Shabana Azmi praises Halo for colorblind casting

In an interview with Variety, Shabana praised the show’s casting, saying, “Asian actors have been saying that they’ve really struggled to get a non-white cast, because they were saying why should Caucasians be recognized as mainstream,” Azmi asked. “And if Laurence Olivier can play Othello, why can’t an Asian actor do it? And now when I’m doing ‘Halo,’ I realize that they’ve really gotten a non-white cast, because even though I’m playing Margaret Parangosky, they haven’t asked me to change my accent, my eye color is exactly the same, they haven’t dyed my hair.”

About Halo

Pablo Schreiber portrayed the iconic character Master Chief John-117, a genetically enhanced super soldier and part of an elite group known as the Spartans, in Halo. The series also starred Shabana Azmi as Admiral Margaret Parangosky. The cast included names such as Natascha McElhone, Jen Taylor, Bokeem Woodbine, Natasha Culzac, Olive Gray, Yerin Ha, Bentley Kalu, Kate Kennedy, Charlie Murphy, and Danny Sapani.

In 2005, the concept for Halo initially began as a film starring Neill Blomkamp. However, after several years of development, it premiered as a show on Paramount+ in 2022. Set in the 26th century, Halo revolves around the conflict between humanity and an alien group called the Covenant.

The series also has the backing of Steven Spielberg, owner of Amblin TV.