Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn

''This article is about the web series. For the UNSC ship, see UNSC Forward Unto Dawn.''

"We wanted to do something unique from a narrative standpoint that's big in scale."

- Matt McCloskey - Director, Franchise Business Development

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn is an upcoming live-action miniseries. The series is comprised of five 15-minute episodes that will be released on a weekly basis. The series' plot will revolve around how John-117 inspired a young cadet to eventually become a leader on the. Along with a new character that will also appear in Halo 4, the series will explore the beginning of the Human-Covenant War. It will be hosted on Halo Waypoint and Machinima.com.

An early episode of the series is currently known as "Sleeper" and is in-production.

Production
Filming is noted to have started as early as April 28th, 2012 at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, a popular filming location for many notable science fiction series like Stargate SG-1 and Battlestar Galactica. The episode, known as Sleeper, is set at the university, doubling as a futuristic UNSC officer academy, will introduce the main protagonist of Forward Unto Dawn. Propaganda murals depicting Orbital Drop Shock Troopers and fighter aircraft, statues of historic military commanders (including a depiction of Roman general Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo), and other signature futuristic artwork were seen decorated around the campus.

Characters

 * John-117
 * Unidentified UNSC officer cadet

Equipment

 * MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor
 * MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV

Locations

 * Unidentified UNSC officer academy

Organizations

 * Covenant Empire
 * United Nations Space Command

Trivia
In the promotional picture provided by 343 Industries, John appears to be wearing the MJOLNIR Mk. IV variant featured in The Package. This gives a large hint as to the time frame in which this mini-series will be occurring.