Halo Producers Reveal Why Master Chief Takes Off His Helmet on the Series

With the first episode of the Halo series arriving tonight on Paramount , I recently got to speak with producers Kiki Wolfkill and Steven Kane about making the highly anticipated series. Based on the video game franchise of the same name, Halo follows a 26th century showdown between humanity and an intergalactic threat known as the Covenant. In an effort to win the war, Dr. Halsey (Natascha McElhone) creates genetically enhanced super-soldiers named the Spartans to combat the alien force. The series follows Master Chief Spartan John-117 (Pablo Schreiber), the commander of a Spartan unit. Although drawing heavily from the video game’s stories, the show takes place in its own timeline. During the interview, Wolfkill and Kane talked about the decision to have Master Chief take off his helmet on the series, what fans would be surprised to learn about the making of Halo, the challenges of making a series set in the 26th century, Season 2 plans, and more. Halo is produced by Showtime in partnership wi