Showtime will be ready to start filming the Halo TV series soon. Two key characters from the original trilogy have been cast for the show, along with a new hero who has some ties to the Covenant.
Danny Sapani (Black Panther, Doctor Who, Courtesans) will play Captain Jacob Case, and Olive Gray (Crescent Moon Investigation, Sex Education, Fleabag) will play his daughter, Dr. Miranda Case. These characters were in Halo and Halo 2. Jacob and Miranda Keyes are important to the story of the original trilogy. It's not obvious in the games, but according to Halo mythology, Miranda's mother is Dr. Catherine Halsey, the creator of both Cortana and the Spartan program. Natascha McElhone will play both Halsey and Cortana in the Halo TV series.
Another new addition to the cast is a completely new character. Charlie Murphy (Peaky Blinders, Happy Valley, Love/Hate) will play Mackie, an orphan raised by the Covenant. In Halo 2, players have already seen how the Covenant works: the life of the races and their culture. Perhaps Showtime has decided to further reveal the ways of the aliens.
A photo of the cast was also posted on Twitter. Let us remind you that Jonah-117, aka Master Chief, Pablo Schreiber. Production on the television series will begin in Budapest, Hungary later this month. Showtime plans to release it in Q1 2021.
Meanwhile, shooter Halo Infinite is in development for PC, Xbox One and the next generation of Xbox.
Source: 3dnews.ru