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 ==Development==
 [[File:Halotv.png|thumb|right|300px|The original announcement logo for ''Halo: The Television Series'' from [[2013]].]]
-The ''Halo'' television show's origins lie in the [[Halo film|''Halo'' film]] project worked on by Neil Blomkamp, Peter Jackson and [[WETA Workshop]] in the late 2000s. During the film's early production, Microsoft were purported to approach Hollywood with unrealistic expectations for their own profits and creative control, leading to the film's downfall. The lessons learned from this attempt at bringing ''Halo'' to live action saw Microsoft and [[343 Industries]] come to the conclusion that ''Halo''s{{'}}s more long-form storytelling nature may be more suited to television, rather than film.{{Ref/Site|Id=VarietyDev|URL=https://variety.com/2022/tv/features/halo-series-paramount-plus-master-chief-1235205361/|Site=Variety|Page=More Than $90 Million and 265 Script Drafts Later, 'Halo' Is Finally a TV Show|D=20|M=03|Y=2022}} [[2012]] saw the release of ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'', a five-part live-action webseries created to promote the release of ''[[Halo 4]]'' and [[2014]] saw the release of ''[[Halo: Nightfall]]'' to debut on the ''[[Halo Channel]]'' and tie in with ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' and ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
+The ''Halo'' television show's origins lie in the [[Halo film|''Halo'' film]] project worked on by Neil Blomkamp, Peter Jackson and [[WETA Workshop]] in the late 2000s. During the film's early production, Microsoft were purported to approach Hollywood with unrealistic expectations for their own profits and creative control, leading to the film's downfall. The lessons learned from this attempt at bringing ''Halo'' to live action saw Microsoft and [[343 Industries]] come to the conclusion that ''Halo''s{{'}}s more long-form storytelling nature may be more suited to television, rather than film.{{Ref/Site|Id=VarietyDev|URL=https://variety.com/2022/tv/features/halo-series-paramount-plus-master-chief-1235205361/|Site=Variety|Page=More Than $90 Million and 265 Script Drafts Later, 'Halo' Is Finally a TV Show|D=20|M=03|Y=2022}} A second attempt at creating a ''Halo'' film, based on the novel ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach|The Fall of Reach]]'', was later started in [[2007]] with a speculative [[Halo film#Beattie's script|script]] written by Stuart Beattie. In 2010, it was later reported that Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks had taken interest in the ''Halo'' property, and were investigating adapting the novels rather than the games to avoid the legal issues potentially present from the first film.{{Ref/Site|Id=Vulture|URL=https://www.vulture.com/2010/10/the_new_halo_video_game_is_a_h.html|Site=Vulture|Page=The New Halo Game Is a Hit — So What’s the Status of the Halo Movie?|D=21|M=03|Y=2022}}
+[[2012]] saw the release of ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'', a five-part live-action webseries created to promote the release of ''[[Halo 4]]'' and [[2014]] saw the release of ''[[Halo: Nightfall]]'' to debut on the ''[[Halo Channel]]'' and tie in with ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' and ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
 The ''Halo'' TV show was officially announced in [[2013]] at Microsoft's [[Xbox One]] reveal showcase event under the title ''Halo: The Television Series'', to be worked on by 343 Industries in conjunction with Steven Spielberg as executive producer.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=XB1Announce|uP4E3xNU9pU|Gamespot|Xbox One Revealed [Full Press Conference<nowiki>]</nowiki>|Time=2539|Detail=42:19}}{{Ref/Twitter|Xbox|336926709578346496|Xbox|Quote=A #Halo live action TV series executive produced by Steven Spielberg is coming to #XboxOne|D=20|M=03|Y=2022}} Spielberg had been brought onto the project thanks to his friendship with Xbox head Don Mattrick, and the series was soon pitched to Amblin Television (a production company co-founded by Spielberg).{{Ref/Reuse|VarietyDev}} Originally, the series was in production under the Xbox Entertainment Studios unit, though this division was ultimately shut.{{Ref/Reuse|VarietyDev}} In April 2014, the series was reported as still in the "deal-making phase" due to the service going through the "growing pains of establishing a business template for original content".{{Ref/Site|URL=https://deadline.com/2014/04/xbox-entertainment-studios-partners-with-channel-4-for-drama-series-humans-710597/|Site=Deadline|Page=Xbox Entertainment Studios Partners With Channel 4 For Drama Series ‘Humans’|D=20|M=03|Y=2022}} Ultimately, the show was given sole distribution rights on Showtime, following the closure of XES.{{Ref/Reuse|VarietyDev}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/halo-tv-show-showtime-1201170379/|Site=Variety|Page=Showtime Near Deal to Partner with Xbox Studios on ‘Halo’ Series|D=20|M=03|Y=2022}} Around this time, the director for the abandoned ''Halo'' movie and the ''[[Halo: Landfall]]'' short, Neil Blomkamp, was rumoured to direct the show.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://screenrant.com/neil-blomkamp-directing-halo-tv-show-pilot/|Site=ScreenRant|Page=Neill Blomkamp to Direct 'Halo' Pilot?|D=20|M=03|Y=2022}} Additionally, screenwriter Stuart Beattie was reported to have worked on a large story bible for the production crew.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://screenrant.com/halo-tv-series-showtime/|Site=ScreenRant|Page='Halo' TV Series To Air on Showtime & Xbox One|D=20|M=03|Y=2022}}