Paramount+ | Release Date: March 24, 2022
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MandatoryNameMay 19, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I just finished episode 9. What they did to Master Chief at the end is the dumbest thing I ever saw. You are telling me John is now just a puppet for Cortana? Really? I'm out Paramount+. I'm done with all your bad writing. Expand
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Bashmeister2May 20, 2022
This is an insult to any halo fan. Master cheeks “spartan” 117 isn’t my chief. They chose to say screw the lore and rip the franchise apart. I’d rather watch the room or birdemic shock and terror than this. Don’t ever pay money for this it’sThis is an insult to any halo fan. Master cheeks “spartan” 117 isn’t my chief. They chose to say screw the lore and rip the franchise apart. I’d rather watch the room or birdemic shock and terror than this. Don’t ever pay money for this it’s not worth it. Expand
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BlackCat13May 21, 2022
This series is a bad knock off Boba Fett, The Expanse and loosely based on Halo, It grabs all the boring and bad parts of these and somehow makes it worse.

An incredibly annoying main character that provides less use than an ashtray on a
This series is a bad knock off Boba Fett, The Expanse and loosely based on Halo, It grabs all the boring and bad parts of these and somehow makes it worse.

An incredibly annoying main character that provides less use than an ashtray on a motorcycle.

A knock off robo cop plot. A man who from age 6 has trained to be a super soldier, has seen worlds and countless people turned to glass and charred bone now cant function because he misses his parents.

United Colors of Benetton commercial in halo, real woke, creatively broke. an absolute white hot dumpster fire in every regard. About as accurate and faithful to the source material as World War Z was to its book.
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Alexa343nMay 23, 2022
The product of giving 5 yr old kids some halo toys and they play without knowing anything about them.
Very uninteresting, inmature characters. Misses the whole point of a human threatening war.
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Klose000000Mar 26, 2022
Отвратительная экранизация. Уже в первой серии уничтожили всю вселенную.
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017May 17, 2022
Garbage tier show, worse than crappy fanfiction written by dumb kids. The writers for this show couldn't write their way out of a wet paper bag.
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richards25Mar 28, 2022
loved the show, the lore and and the characters, Pablo is the new master chief and hes done a great job, expect to see more in the future
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ITALIANFENIXMar 29, 2022
Non è perfetta, ma è un ottimo prodotto. Non capisco le basse votazioni. Si sa che non è canonica, ma è piena di citazioni e rimandi.
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ScienceAdvisorMar 26, 2022
The writing is pure agenda-driven garbage. Every female is a Mary Sue, and every male is incompetent. All character have been changed, and the production has no attention to detail (everything is pristine in a dusty desert). Even the CGIThe writing is pure agenda-driven garbage. Every female is a Mary Sue, and every male is incompetent. All character have been changed, and the production has no attention to detail (everything is pristine in a dusty desert). Even the CGI is terrible. Deep fake videos made for YT have higher production quality. This is not even fan-fic of Halo. This is someone that hated Halo's toxic masculinity, so they infiltrated to write this to "get even". Cancel your sub immediately and send them the only message they pay attention to. 1/10
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Fan Fiction is defined as an element in the story that has nothing to do with plot, that is simply there to titillate the audience. So everyone saying this is Fan Service is not using that term properly. If a scantly clad woman walks into a scene, jumps up and down a few times, then walks out of the scene. Or a heavily muscled man walks out, removes his shirt, flexes a bit, then walks out, these two examples would be Fan Service. The after credit scene in No Way Home was fan service, but since GG/Doc were integral to the story they are not fan service.
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siki11683May 31, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just sucked!! Wish they would have stuck to the original storyline instead of this garbage Expand
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Marxman00May 20, 2022
The production design and prop departments deserve praise. The actors all do an okay job, given the material they were working with.

The showrunners, producers, screenwriters, and other writing staff should be ashamed. This simply isn't
The production design and prop departments deserve praise. The actors all do an okay job, given the material they were working with.

The showrunners, producers, screenwriters, and other writing staff should be ashamed. This simply isn't Halo. At all.
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ElizaarzMay 20, 2022
There is nothing to salvage about this series. There is no plot or story at all and nothing is accomplished by the end, everything about this show is completely random. Characters are weak and have no character to be shown for the roles theyThere is nothing to salvage about this series. There is no plot or story at all and nothing is accomplished by the end, everything about this show is completely random. Characters are weak and have no character to be shown for the roles they are supposed to play, some of them if not all are entirely pointless, including the main character himself. Expand
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ElitecsMar 31, 2022
Acho incrível que mesmo com algo aqui e ali diferente da franquia de jogos, as referências são muito nostálgicas.
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CysticWolf335Mar 31, 2022
Fiel a franquia mesmo tendo sido baseado no light novel arrasaram no covenants, as armas e os efeitos
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RuloMxMar 29, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Una serie muy bonita y espectacular. Refleja muy bien el universo Halo a pesar de no ser Canon. Y el Covenant ooofff genial. Expand
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FluffernautMay 24, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Master Cheeks Removes Helmet first episode shattering our view of him
Very few fights, even then they are very clunky and not Spartan-esk
People can't seem to keep their armor on and act through visual cues and use impactful music
Master Cheeks betrayed the UNSC and doomed Reach so that he could get some.
My boy Jorge and Noble Team died because Master Cheeks felt lonely.
Covanent is downgraded to a minor nuisance in the show.
They never used the source material or lore to make the show.
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hamill555Mar 29, 2022
Amei a serie, otimos personagens, otimos atores e boa cenas de acao, esperando pelo proximo episodio
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Kai82May 22, 2022
This is not the Halo you know from the games and they made this clear. Is it still good would be the reply and I say no even more if you are a Halo fan. Maybe unfamiliar viewers can get out more of the show. The show is something differentThis is not the Halo you know from the games and they made this clear. Is it still good would be the reply and I say no even more if you are a Halo fan. Maybe unfamiliar viewers can get out more of the show. The show is something different than the games and the changes and new characters cant win me over. I think the games were already a blueprint for a movie adaption with not many changes needed. Even a Halo creator came out and roasted the show (Not the Halo I made). Lets start with the elephant in the room: The ending of season 1 is so horrible that I expected many angry rants. I don't know how they want people to come back for a second season. Lets continue with the problems: You barely see in the show that humanity is loosing a war against the superior alien Covenant forces with billions of casualties. Master Chief is hollow compared to the games and also other characters feel inferior like Cortana, Miranda Keyes or Elizabeth Halsey. Also Cortanas and Master Chiefs incredible relationship is ruined or non existing here. I know they want something different than the games but everything will be judged against the source material no matter what franchise is used and you have to deliver. This is something that will be come up again and again. While I see the potential of Kwans story and character it should be done better. Also does the struggle of 1 world matter when planet after planet is purged / glassed by the Covenant? The character Makee is an interesting choice that I would defend. Unluckily she is wasted by the script. Also there is not much action in the show. I hate bashing here but the choices were questionable if they would win the Halo fans over. The actors are fine for me after some thinking. I cant blame them for doing / delivering the script when their roles are different form the sources. Pablo Schreiber does a great job but does not feel like Master Chief. I praise him for the performance. Yerin Ha as Kwan and Charlie Murphy are wasted by the script but do a good performance. I cant blame them. I shorten this by saying all actors are decent to fine. I praise the action scenes but those are sparingly used. Some sets and effects are not that good but it is not that bad. I repeat this is not the Halo of the source material or what it need to be. Overall I think it is a missed opportunity and overconfidence that they can improve Halo harmed the show. The source was a blue print that should be used with some adaptations like Lord of the Rings. It would have millions of Halo fans watching and praising it instead. I give a 3/10. Expand
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JudaasMay 25, 2022
If You, dear reader, are a Halo fan and expect a good show based on the games You are in a bad place. The showrunners even stated and are proud that they did not played the games and are not interested in the Halo lore. So we got thisIf You, dear reader, are a Halo fan and expect a good show based on the games You are in a bad place. The showrunners even stated and are proud that they did not played the games and are not interested in the Halo lore. So we got this bastardized tv show witch pretends to be a Halo spinoff/ altered time line. This is not even a good show. Plot holes big as a black hole. Boring characters, and uneven writing. Only thing that I add a star because of are the battle sequences. Witch don't even have a good CGI. Stay away. Expand
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BroyaxMay 20, 2022
Quel naufrage, quelle infamie… jamais je n’aurais cru qu’ils oseraient faire de Halo, la célèbrissime licence de jeux vidéo, une pantalonnade wokiste complètement à côté de la plaque ! on dirait que ç’a été boulotté par une bande de SJWQuel naufrage, quelle infamie… jamais je n’aurais cru qu’ils oseraient faire de Halo, la célèbrissime licence de jeux vidéo, une pantalonnade wokiste complètement à côté de la plaque ! on dirait que ç’a été boulotté par une bande de SJW rageux au taquet, à l’exemple de ce personnage inventé de toutes pièces qui parasite les deux tiers de la série : la petite conne d’ado rageuse en perpétuelle crise de nerfs (Caliméro dans les cordes !).

Mais en vérité, c’est toute l’intrigue, la pseudo-intrigue de cette première saison qui fait n’importe quoi : on va d’ineptie en ineptie et les scénaristes défoncés au crack foulent au pied tout ce qui fait l’intégrité d’Halo, son identité même ! car franchement, à part l’armure et le casque, on se demande où est passé Halo là-dedans… non mais Halo quoi !

Plus on avance au fil de ces 9 épisodes, plus on tombe de haut, de très haut… à part le rôle du Docteur Halsey (bien interprété par McElhone) tout le reste de la distribution est sévèrement à la masse et ne sert qu’un seul impératif : promouvoir la diversité au maximum (les minorités sont ici… majoritaires) et déverser ses idées de propagande woke progressiste à la con… Du coup, la cohérence vole en éclats très rapidement et ça ne fait que s’aggraver : un putain de tissu de conneries ininterrompues !

L’USNC est ici par exemple (sans rien dévoiler…) le mal incarné… le Major réclame justice (lui aussi est un social justice warrior pleurnichard… pas un warrior hélas) et quant à Cortana… mais qu’ont-ils fait de Cortana ?! (c’est un massacre à tout point de vue !).

A chaque épisode, on est de plus en plus énervé et dépité… c’est tout l’univers de Halo qui s’effondre ici devant nous avec ces comédiens laids et grotesques (comédiennes y compris d’ailleurs… ). Les jeux avaient beau avoir l’air ballot de temps à autre avec leurs scénarios plus ou moins téléphonés et simplistes… mais ça tenait la route au moins ! ça restait à la fois énigmatique et étrangement fascinant. Mais là, avec cette série, on a juste de la merde, de la merde et rien d’autre.
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Baronshunter1Mar 24, 2022
Really good fun , different from the games ,but still very enjoyable . Good CGI and great action
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Xaotix4uMar 24, 2022
Based on the first episode, it's a good fan service, but with a bunch of problems. My mainly concern is if they tried to put some boring side character with a stupid revenge story, that master chief needs do baby sit.
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Dee-Jay_DeliApr 7, 2022
An aquired taste, but it becomes more palatable as it progresses.

At first I was a bit sceptical as the first episode comes across a little cartoonish with its odd set design and weird plot choices. But as the following episodes move on, the
An aquired taste, but it becomes more palatable as it progresses.

At first I was a bit sceptical as the first episode comes across a little cartoonish with its odd set design and weird plot choices. But as the following episodes move on, the story and characters become more engaging.

Sure, none of this is turely excellent - the story is full of standard Sci-Fi tropes - but it has gotten me somewhat invested for the time being.
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AchaernAug 2, 2022
This was solid. Well done cast and crew, I dug this. Kate Kennedy was my favourite.
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james-cordobanJul 7, 2022
I don't play computer games so no idea about halo the game. I thought to just watch episode 1 to see the CGI but I actually really liked the series. Complex characters, character development, good dialogues, no shallow and embarrassing humorI don't play computer games so no idea about halo the game. I thought to just watch episode 1 to see the CGI but I actually really liked the series. Complex characters, character development, good dialogues, no shallow and embarrassing humor as it is common in most marvel stuff. Waiting for 2nd season. Expand
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SantanillaJul 25, 2022
I have just watched the first episode, great action , I don’t care about the game storyline much to be honest , but the scenes and visuals are worth it. Will keep watching and comment later on.
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FaxthtaxJun 11, 2022
Action packed enough with a story that senters around the Halo Reach era or a little ahead of it.
But it strays from being "Halo". Master Chief reveals his face from Episode one, which i think stomped on the mythic lore of 117.
I guess they
Action packed enough with a story that senters around the Halo Reach era or a little ahead of it.
But it strays from being "Halo". Master Chief reveals his face from Episode one, which i think stomped on the mythic lore of 117.
I guess they did it to keep the series on a more human level.
McElhone does a good job as Halsey, and thank lord Jen Taylor is voicing Cortana. Atleast they have some respect for the game.
Pablo Schreiber is a meh. Master Chiefs voice is not there and he is not 117 that i have grown up with.
It deviates a little from the game, but the story works okay for me.
Still, this series has plenty to reach for (no pun intended)
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Dandy-Mr-DApr 28, 2022
I thought this was great, but then after reading reviews, I think I was just a dazzled fanboy. It is so nice to have a franchise you love get announced as a show, but that can cause blindness in ignoring it's faults. And after someI thought this was great, but then after reading reviews, I think I was just a dazzled fanboy. It is so nice to have a franchise you love get announced as a show, but that can cause blindness in ignoring it's faults. And after some reflection, I must now admit those exists. Please don't get me too out of place -- I like some characters (and hate others), the CG and production looks good to me, and I do like how the Halo ring is something built up to rather than introduced immediately. But I am seeing a fair disrespect for the franchise. I believe it was said that several in development never played the game, or didn't like them (I got to find who those were), and when you look, it does seem apparent. Creating a new time line to take your creative liberties? I don't think so. Covenant hobnob with humans? I'm pretty sure most would kill on site or need a HUGE amount of persuasion not to. And Master Chief removing his helmet for all to see? The correct answer to that was "when Hell freezes over".

For all future game adaptions, they should always remember to hire people who actually like the source material.
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SpiralNexusMay 19, 2022
Having finished the first season my thoughts on this season is a bit complicated and first off the series will definitely need a second season when they created a new timeline with new lore using less than 25 percent of the well establishedHaving finished the first season my thoughts on this season is a bit complicated and first off the series will definitely need a second season when they created a new timeline with new lore using less than 25 percent of the well established lore and because they need to explain a lot of stuff that was left unanswered. This season can be considered 7 and a half episode as one was just a filler to try and complete a sub plot that didn't need to be there and the other one to create a bond that wasn't entirely necessary but was used to move the story forward. Over all the first season felt very empty reason is that the writers wanted to create something original to them but also not used much of the original lore thus creating a mess with a noncoherent story telling. They are not trying to pull in the halo fans but a general crowd to try and experience a generic show that calls itself halo for branding thinking they can pull the wool over the fans eyes saying it's halo look its the master chief he is still the main protagonist even when he wasn't. Most people would say it's woke and I would agree to a certain extent because this has bad writing with generic scifi ideas and barely passable CGI along with it being a bad television series that overshadows whatever agenda they are nudging at. In conclusion this show is skippable due to bad writing and as a waste of time and if you are reading this you have been warned watch at your own risk. Expand
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Zeneko90Jul 31, 2022
Nettes. Spiel es hat echt viel Spaß gemacht. Mehr davon! Nicht zu lang, nicht zu kurz. Genau richtig.
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LohanDuarteFeb 5, 2023
Vale a pena assistir, e lembrando que é apenas o começo, tem muito enredo pela frente ainda.
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PedroCarvalhoJan 16, 2023
Série simplesmente perfeita, a primeira temporada foi um show e já não vejo a hora de poder assistir a segunda temporada, simplesmente recomendo a todos
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Kline24Jul 10, 2022
I 100% loved this show. Brought back memories of playing halo on xbox. I am extremely happy they made it into a tv series. This is my number 1 favorite show. I couldn't get enough of watching it. They did a great job with master chief. II 100% loved this show. Brought back memories of playing halo on xbox. I am extremely happy they made it into a tv series. This is my number 1 favorite show. I couldn't get enough of watching it. They did a great job with master chief. I pray they come out with alot more tv series. Bc I would be crushed if they didnt.. this show is something totally different from anything out. I don't get some of the reviews on here. Bc half of them ever played the game or bearly know anything about halo. You crushed it . I spoken with alot of other ppl and they have the same thoughts. Plz keep halo series going. Bc some ppl really look forward in seeing the next 10 seasons n then some different Expand
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MetacriticJUNKYSep 18, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolutely amazing. I hope they make 10 seasons of this. Way to go, Spielberg. Expand
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JonjonjohnnyJan 14, 2023
TL;DR A good series with a fresh take and works.

I've been a zealot fanboy of Halo basically since I first played Halo CE in 2002, So I have quite a good grasp of the lore. I really respect that they've set it in a alternate timeline and
TL;DR A good series with a fresh take and works.

I've been a zealot fanboy of Halo basically since I first played Halo CE in 2002, So I have quite a good grasp of the lore. I really respect that they've set it in a alternate timeline and approached the lore respectfully and created a compelling story.

The acting is great. Enough said. I like how the show depicts a much darker reality for humanity, it explores a lot of the nuance of the UNSC's decisions, whilst in the games/some books its "Aliens bad. humans good". For instance, Cortana's purpose is much more dystopian than the Smart AI role in the core timeline. Also Mirada Keynes becomes the viewers tool for exposing the moral **** of her parents and the UNSC. I also think their approach to Chief is both justified and rationalised. His interactions with forerunner artifacts and removal of chips means he has grown in a different way.

I have some criticisms and that's why it's a 8/10. For instance I wish there was a bit more battle sequences, perhaps a budget constraint for a new show trying to world build. I also felt it didn't fit to have Jen Taylor as Cortana. I respect she is the voice of Cortana, but everything else has changed. It just felt like a fan service move that ended up a bit jarring.

Overall, a really interesting start for a new approach to Halo. I look forward to this spinning into its own timeline of connected shows.
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MasterChiefJ177Apr 25, 2023
It's an okay series, I enjoyed some parts. But when I wathed The Last of Us series I felt Sony and HBO did better than Paramount with their Halo.
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