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It surely won’t happen… will it?
It was back in July of last year that the Halo TV show was officially cancelled by Paramount+ after two seasons, and we’ve heard nothing about it since then – until it was spotted this week as suddenly coming to Netflix in the UK!
Yes, if you’re a Netflix owner in the region, you’ll notice that both seasons are set to join the service’s library from March 1st. The same thing is happening in some other regions as well, but we’ve yet to verify the full list as things stand.
It’s unknown whether the Netflix deal also means there are plans to revive the series, but we’d suggest it’s unlikely at this point. Nevertheless, its arrival has sparked off plenty of debate about whether a third season is a good idea or not:
This_Is_Sierra_117 on Reddit: “I am not optimistic, but I would love to see a third Season! Season 2 improved profoundly upon the first. The new showrunner did a good job of taking and respecting the narratives/characters of Season 1, moving them in new directions, and ultimately getting us (by the finale) to be ready for a more “faithful” iteration of Halo: CE in Season 3.
I think Pablo nailed it as Chief, especially in Season 2. The Flood was very well done. Action was epic. Ackerson was a welcome addition, as was Perez. Some rather emotional and intriguing plot beats. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed Season 2.”
JSA343 on Reddit: “They specifically set the show in an alternate timeline so they didn’t have to bother with properly adapting the story, they just made what they felt like and changed what they felt like, sometimes using source material as inspiration, sometimes using it to go exactly the opposite direction.
Can that approach work, maybe. But a lot of people don’t think it did. It’d have been better off just being its own sci-fi show instead of attaching itself to Halo so they can subsequently ignore or intentionally contradict the source material.”
As we say, it’s best not to get your hopes up over a potential third season – there’s every chance this is just Netflix picking up the distribution rights for a decent price. It’s a big jump going from that to greenlighting a season three!
There’s no telling what’s on the horizon though… so would you want to see it? We’d love to hear your thoughts below.
What do you make of this Halo TV series move to Netflix (in some regions)? Tell us in the comments.
Fraser is the News Editor at Pure Xbox, where he spends his time reporting on the biggest stories in the world of Xbox and beyond.
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