Paramount+'s Halo is a live-action adaptation of the video game franchise bearing the same name. But, unlike other adaptations, which leave the status of its canon up in the air, the Halo TV series has a separate timeline, the Silver Timeline. This means that the show has a continuity that won't affect the games and other media.
Having said that, finally seeing Halo on the small screen is a pretty big deal, canonicity be damned.
With a little over a week to go before its March 24 premiere, Paramount+ released a new trailer that gives fans a better look at what they can expect from Season 1 of the action sci-fi series.
Based on what we already know, the Halo TV show will be set in the 26th century with humanity at war against an intergalactic menace, the Covenant. To give humans a better shot at winning the war, Natascha McElhone's Dr. Halsey creates genetically enhanced super-soldiers, the Spartans, and one of them is the series lead, Master Chief Spartan John 117, who is portrayed by Pablo Schreiber.
In the latest trailer, we can see Master Chief at war while teasing potential storylines and settings for the first season. According to the trailer's description, Paramount+'s TV show "will weave deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure, and a richly imagined vision of the future." It also appears that it won't be a one-man show, as per the line, "Nobody can save humanity alone-not even the Master Chief."