If a premium "Halo" series had debuted at a time when hordes of teenagers were dual wielding Needlers on Xboxes around the world, it might have been a mega-hit. When such a show did arrive on Paramount+ in 2022, however, the reaction wasn't quite as big as it could have been. Now, the sci-fi series is enjoying a reprieve courtesy of Netflix, with viewers sending the show into the top 10 streaming charts just one day after it hit the platform.
After enduring development hell for some time, "Halo" finally entered production in 2019, only for post-production to be scuppered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The first season finally debuted in March 2022, with nine episodes hitting Paramount+ before a second season arrived in February 2024. Unfortunately, Paramount canceled "Halo" in July of that