The planned live-action series adaptation of Halo is no longer coming to Showtime, instead shifting gears to Paramount+. It was announced during the TCA Winter Press Tour today (per Deadline that the series, based on the iconic first-person shooter, will now release on the rebranded streaming service. Halo has been in the works for some time, being initially greenlit by Showtime back in June of 2018. The series will star Pablo Schreiber ( American Gods) as Master Chief, Natasha McElhone as both Dr. Catherine Halsey and Cortana, Bokeem Woodbine as Soren-066, Shabana Azmi as Admiral Margaret Parangosky, Bentley Kalu as Spartan Vannak-134, Natasha Culzac as Spartan Riz-028, and Kate Kennedy as Spartan Kai-125. It is directed by Otto Bathurst (