After half a decade of development hell, a Halo TV series is almost upon us.

Starting in March 2022, the show will be exclusive to Paramount+ and we're now being treated to trailers to whet our appetite.

Here's everything you need to know about the Halo live-action show.

Halo: The Series season 1 release date

Paramount+ has confirmed that the first season of Halo: The Series will premiere on 24 March 2022.

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How to watch the Halo: The Series

The series will be exclusive to Paramount+ in the US and other regions where the streaming service operates.

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That means it will be available on Sky in the UK, with Paramount+ coming to the broadcaster's platforms - Sky Q and Sky Glass - this year.

How many episodes will season 1 of Halo: The Series have?

Final confirmation on the episode count is yet to come, but it is said that Paramount commissioned nine episodes originally.

Hasn't there already been a live-action Halo series?

Although the new Halo TV series will undoubtedly be the biggest and most costly live-action adaptation, it won't be the first.

There have actually been three notable attempts to bring Halo to the small screen in the past.

The first appeared in 2007, with original developer Bungie partnering with director Neill Blomkamp (District 9) to create a trio of live-action shorts under the collective name, Halo: Landfall. They were released online to help promote Halo 3 at the time.

The second major attempt appeared in 2012 as a five episode web series called Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn. Each episode was 15 minutes and the series is hard to track down these days. It was hosted by Netflix for a while, but that's no longer the case.

Finally, another five episode series was made to launch with the Master Chief Collection on Xbox One in 2014. Halo: Nightfall had the best production values yet and is now available to buy or rent from the Xbox Store.

Halo: The Series cast and crew

The new show will mainly focus on John-117, AKA Master Chief, who will be played by Pablo Schreiber (Orange is the New Black). Designated Survivor's Natascha McElhone stars as Doctor Catherine Halsey, while Jen Taylor reprises her voice role as Cortana - a part she's played throughout the game franchise.

Of the crew, perhaps the most significant directorial appointment is Otto Bathurst, who is probably best known for his award-winning work on Peaky Blinders.

Is there a Halo: The Series season 1 trailer?

Two full trailers have been released by Paramount+ and Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment so far. You can see them below, with the latest (a story trailer) first.

Prior to those, a first look trailer for the Halo series debuted during The Game Awards in December last year.

You can also see a few teasers posted by the show's official Twitter account, including this one:

Will there be a Halo: The Series season 2?

Even before season 1 is due to air, Paramount+ commissioned a second season of Halo: The Series. However, considering the production and effects work required, it might not appear until 2024.