Halo Starring Shabana Azmi Cancelled After 2 Seasons; Here’s Why

Halo is a science fiction in which actress Shabana Azmi played a crucial role. Despite the success of the previous seasons, the third installment of the show has been axed. Scroll down to know it all.

International military science fiction Halo starring Shabana Azmi has been cancelled after its first two seasons. The 3rd season of the show is not going to be a part of Paramount + family that too after two successful seasons. As per the reports, co-producers Xbox, Amblin TV and 343 Industries will try to shop the series to other outlets.

Reportedly, the Paramount + statement quoted, “We are extremely proud of this ambitious series and would like to thank our partners at Xbox, 343 Industries and Amblin Television, along with showrunner and executive producer David Wiener, his fellow executive producers, the entire cast led by Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief and the amazing crew for all their outstanding work. We wish everyone the best going forward.”

343 Industries habr also shared a message of gratitude for the fans which states, “We deeply appreciate the millions of fans who propelled the ‘Halo’ series to be a global success and we remain committed to broadening the ‘Halo’ universe in different ways in the future. We are grateful to Amblin and Paramount for their partnership in bringing our expansive sci-fi universe to viewers around the world.”

Shabana in an interview with Variety have hailed the show for its casting. She said, “Asian actors have been saying that they really were struggling for color blind casting, because they were saying why should the Caucasian be recognized as the mainstream?,” asked Azmi. “And why if Laurence Olivier can play Othello, then why can an Asian actor not do it? And now when I do ‘Halo,’ I realize that they have really got color blind casting, because in spite of the fact that I play, Margaret Parangosky, I have not been asked to change my accent, the color of my eyes is exactly the same, they did not color my hair.”

The iconic character of Pablo Schreiber habr been portrayed by Master Chief John-117 who has been genetically enhanced super soldier who is a part of an elite group known as the Spartans, in Halo. The series features Shabana Azmi as Admiral Margaret Parangosky. The cast included names like Natascha McElhone, Jen Taylor, Bokeem Woodbine, Natasha Culzac, Olive Gray, Yerin Ha, Bentley Kalu, Kate Kennedy, Charlie Murphy, and Danny Sapani.

The concept for Halo was initially started in 2005 as a film with Neill Blomkamp. However, after several years of development, it was released as a show on Paramount+ in 2022. The story of Halo is set in the 26th Century and revolves around the conflict between humanity and an alien group called the Covenant.

The series has backed by Steven SPielberg since he owns Amblin TV.