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[[File:HTV S2 - Chief Mourning.png|thumb|right|200px|Poster for Season Two]]
The '''second season''' of ''[[Halo: The Television Series]]'' was officially announced on [[2022#February|February 15, 2022]]. The series is set to air on [[Wikipedia:Paramount Plus|Paramount Plus]], and will see David Wiener act as the showrunner.{{Ref/Site|Id=PressRelease|URL=https://www.viacomcbspressexpress.com/paramount-plus/releases/view?id=59154|Site=Viacom CBS Press Express|Page=Paramount+ Renews Upcoming Series "Halo" For A Second Season|D=17|M=02|Y=2022}}{{Ref/Site|Id=WPAnnounce|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-series-season-2-confirmed|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo Series Season 2 Confirmed|D=17|M=02|Y=2022}}
The '''second season''' of ''[[Halo: The Television Series]]'' was officially announced on [[2022#February|February 15, 2022]]. The series is set to air on [[Wikipedia:Paramount Plus|Paramount Plus]], and will see David Wiener act as the showrunner.{{Ref/Site|Id=PressRelease|URL=https://www.viacomcbspressexpress.com/paramount-plus/releases/view?id=59154|Site=Viacom CBS Press Express|Page=Paramount+ Renews Upcoming Series "Halo" For A Second Season|D=17|M=02|Y=2022}}{{Ref/Site|Id=WPAnnounce|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-series-season-2-confirmed|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo Series Season 2 Confirmed|D=17|M=02|Y=2022}}


[[343 Industries]]' Head of Transmedia, [[Kiki Wolfkill]], has indicated that the season, alongside a potential [[Halo: The Television Series Season Three|third season]] may focus more on the personal lives and interpersonal relations of the [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] characters in the show, with such storylines having been written in early drafts for the [[Halo: The Television Series Season One|first season]] but ultimately lessened in the final release.{{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}}
==Official summary==
In season two, [[Master Chief Petty Officer|Master Chief]] [[John-117/Silver|John-117]] leads [[Silver Team/Silver|his team]] of elite [[Spartan]]s against the alien threat known as the [[Covenant]]. In the wake of a [[Operation: SHEPHERD|shocking event]] on a [[Sanctuary|desolate planet]], John cannot shake the feeling that [[Human-Covenant War/Silver|his war]] is about to change and risks everything to prove what no one else will believe – that the Covenant are preparing to [[Fall of Reach/Silver|attack]] [[human]]ity’s [[Reach/Silver|greatest stronghold]]. With the galaxy on the brink, John embarks on a journey to find the key to humankind’s salvation, or its extinction — the [[Halo Array|Halo]].
 
''Halo'' stars Pablo Schreiber (“''American Gods''”) as Master Chief, John-117, and Natascha McElhone (“''Californication''”) as [[Catherine Halsey/Silver|Dr. Halsey]], who both serve as producers this season. Additional returning cast members include Jen Taylor (''HALO'' game series, ''RWBY'') as [[Cortana/Silver|Cortana]], Bokeem Woodbine (“''Fargo''”), Shabana Azmi (“''Fire''”), Natasha Culzac (“''The Witcher''”), Olive Gray (“''Half Moon Investigations''”), Yerin Ha (“''Reef Break''”), Bentley Kalu (“''Avengers: Age of Ultron''”), Kate Kennedy (“''Catastrophe''”), Charlie Murphy (“''Peaky Blinders''”) and Danny Sapani (“''Penny Dreadful''”). This season's new cast additions include Joseph Morgan (''Vampire Diaries'', ''The Originals'') and Cristina Rodlo (''No One Gets Out of Here Alive'', ''The Homeless World Cup'').
 
The series takes place in the universe that first debuted in 2001 with the launch of [[Xbox]]®’s [[Halo: Combat Evolved|first “''HALO''” game]]. Dramatizing an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant, ''Halo'' the series will weave deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure and a richly imagined vision of the future.
 
''Halo'' is produced by SHOWTIME® in association with [[343 Industries]] and Amblin Television. The second season of ''Halo'' is executive produced by David Wiener (''Brave New World'') alongside Steven Spielberg, Darryl Frank, and Justin Falvey for Amblin Television. Kiki Wolfkill serves as executive producer for Xbox/343 Industries, with Otto Bathurst and Toby Leslie for One Big Picture and Gian Paolo Varani.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116214029/https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/halo/about/|Site=Paramount Plus|Page=About Halo|D=27|M=01|Y=2024}}


==Episodes==
==Episodes==
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|1
|1
|N/A
|[[File:HTVS2 - E1Santuary.jpg|150px]]
|[[Episode 1]]
|[[Sanctuary (TV Series)|Sanctuary]]
|[[2022#March|March 24, 2022]]
|[[2024#February|February 8, 2024]]
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|'''Director''': Debs Paterson


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|2
|2
|N/A
|[[File:HTVS2 - E2Sword.jpg|150px]]
|[[Episode 2]]
|[[Sword (TV Series)|Sword]]
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|[[2024#February|February 8, 2024]]
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|'''Director''': Debs Paterson


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|3
|3
|N/A
|[[File:HTVS2 - E3Visegrad.jpg|150px]]
|[[Episode 3]]
|[[Visegrád (TV Series)|Visegrád]]
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|[[2024#February|February 15, 2024]]
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|'''Director''': Craig Zisk


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|4
|4
|N/A
|[[File:HTVS2 - E4Reach.jpg|150px]]
|[[Episode 4]]
|[[Reach (TV Series)|Reach]]
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|[[2024#February|February 22, 2024]]
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|'''Director''': Craig Zisk


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|5
|5
|N/A
|[[File:HTVS2 - E5Aleria.jpg|150px]]
|[[Episode 5]]
|[[Aleria (TV Series)|Aleria]]
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|[[2024#February|February 29, 2024]]
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|'''Director''': Otto Bathurst


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|6
|6
|N/A
|[[File:HTVS2 - E6Onyx.jpg|150px]]
|[[Episode 6]]
|[[Onyx (TV Series)|Onyx]]
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|[[2024#March|March 7, 2024]]
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|'''Director''': Otto Bathurst


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|7
|7
|N/A
|[[File:HTVS2 - E7Thermopylae.jpg|150px]]
|[[Episode 7]]
|[[Thermopylae (TV Series)|Thermopylae]]
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|[[2024#March|March 14, 2024]]
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|'''Director''': Dennie Gordon


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|8
|8
|N/A
|[[File:HTVS2 - E8Halo.jpg|150px]]
|[[Episode 8]]
|[[Halo (TV Series)|Halo]]
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|[[2024#March|March 21, 2024]]
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|'''Director''': Dennie Gordon


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|9
|N/A
|[[Episode 9]]
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==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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;Human
;Human
*[[Briggs]] {{1st}}
*[[Catherine Halsey/Silver|Catherine Halsey]]
*[[Catherine Halsey/Silver|Catherine Halsey]]
*[[Jacob Keyes/Silver|Jacob Keyes]]
*[[Jacob Keyes/Silver|Jacob Keyes]]
*[[James Ackerson/Silver|James Ackerson]] {{1st}}
*[[James Ackerson/Silver|James Ackerson]] {{1st}}
*[[James Ackerson's father]] {{1st}}
*[[John-117/Silver|John-117]]
*[[John-117/Silver|John-117]]
*[[Kai-125]]
*[[Kai-125/Silver|Kai-125]]
*[[Kwan Ha]]
*[[Kwan Ha]]
*[[Kessler]]
*[[Kessler]]
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*[[Makee]]
*[[Makee]]
*[[Miranda Keyes/Silver|Miranda Keyes]]
*[[Miranda Keyes/Silver|Miranda Keyes]]
*[[Riz-028]]
*[[Riz-028/Silver|Riz-028]]
*[[Soren-066/Silver|Soren-066]]
*[[Soren-066/Silver|Soren-066]]
*[[Talia Perez]] {{1st}}
*[[Talia Perez]] {{1st}}
*[[Vannak-134]]
*[[Vannak-134/Silver|Vannak-134]]
*[[Louis-036]] {{1st}}
*[[Karim-002]] {{1st}}
*[[Val-015]] {{1st}}
*[[Yas-112]] {{1st}}
*[[Li-008]]
*[[Ruth-147]] {{Fm}}
*[[Claude-148]] {{Fm}}
*[[May-151]] {{Fm}}
*[[Nicolae-068]] {{Fm}}
*[[Oliver-113]] {{Fm}}
*[[Peter-133]] {{Fm}}
*[[Charles-124]] {{Fm}}
*[[Mullins-C102]] {{1st}}
*[[Ivan-C143]] {{1st}}
*[[Aron-C048]] {{1st}}
*[[Guy-C221]] {{1st}}
*[[Harvey-C241]] {{1st}}
*[[James-C156]] {{1st}}
*[[Laszlo-C084]] {{1st}}
*[[Mike-C107]] {{1st}}
*[[Mitch-C124]] {{1st}}
*[[Pink-C074]] {{1st}}
*[[Quentin-C201]]{{1st}}
*[[Willi-C042]] {{1st}}
*[[Wolf-C209]] {{1st}}
*[[Wojciech-C207]] {{1st}}
 
 
;Sangheili
*[[Var 'Gatanai]] {{1st}}
*[[Uto 'Mdama]] {{1st}}


|title-2=Species|
|title-2=Species|
*[[Human]]
*[[Human]]
*[[Flood]]
*[[Forerunner]]
*[[Kig-Yar]]
*[[Sangheili]]
*[[Sangheili]]
*[[Jiralhanae]]
*[[Unggoy]]


|title-3=Organizations|
|title-3=Organizations|
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**[[United Nations Space Command]]
**[[United Nations Space Command]]
***[[UNSC Armed Forces]]
***[[UNSC Armed Forces]]
****[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
****[[UNSC Navy]]
****[[UNSC Navy]]
*****[[Office of Naval Intelligence]]
*****[[Office of Naval Intelligence]]
*****[[UNSC Fleet Command]]
*****[[UNSC Fleet Command]]
******[[Asymmetric Warfare Research Group]]
******[[Asymmetric Warfare Research Group]]
*******[[SPARTAN-II program]]
*******[[SPARTAN-II program/Silver|SPARTAN-II program]]
********[[Silver Team]]
********[[Silver Team/Silver|Silver Team]]
********[[Cobalt Team]] {{1st}}
********[[Sigma Team]] {{Fm}}
********[[Jade Team]] {{Fm}}
********[[Black Team]] {{Mo}}
********[[Gold Team]] {{Mo}}
********[[Gray Team]] {{Mo}}
********[[Green Team]] {{Mo}}
********[[Omega Team]] {{Mo}}


|title-4=Locations|
|title-4=Locations|
*[[Reach/Silver|Reach]]
*[[23 Librae system]]
**[[Reach City]]
**[[Madrigal/Silver|Madrigal]] {{Mo}}
***[[WHITE TOWER]]
**[[The Rubble/Silver|The Rubble]]
*[[Aleria/Silver|Aleria]] {{1st}}
*[[Epsilon Eridani system]]
**[[Reach/Silver|Reach]]
***[[Reach City]]
****[[WHITE TOWER]]
*[[Soell system]]
**[[Threshold]]
**[[Installation 04]]
*[[Zeta Doradus system]]
**[[Onyx/Silver|Onyx]] {{1st}}
***[[Onyx Forerunner city]] {{1st}}


|title-5=Events|
|title-5=Events|
*[[Human-Covenant War]]
*[[Human-Covenant War/Silver|Human-Covenant War]]
**[[Operation: SHEPHERD]] {{1st}}
**[[Fall of Reach/Silver|Fall of Reach]] {{1st}}
***[[Raid on SWORD Base]] {{1st}}
**[[Onyx Conflict/Silver|Onyx Conflict]] {{1st}}
**[[Battle of Installation 04/Silver|Battle of Installation 04]] {{1st}}


|title-6=Weapons|
|title-6=Weapons|
*[[Anskum-pattern plasma grenade]]
*[[BR75 battle rifle]]
*[[Combat knife]]
*[[Energy sword (fiction)|Energy sword]]
*[[Energy dagger]]
*[[Gravity hammer]]
*[[Katana]]
*[[M247 machine gun]]
*[[M392 DMR]]
*[[M45 shotgun]]
*[[M6G magnum]]
*[[M7S SMG]]
*[[MA40 assault rifle]]
*[[Mk50 Sidekick]]
*[[Okarda'phaa-pattern plasma rifle]]
*[[Revolver]]
*[[SRS99-S7 AM sniper rifle]]
*[[Type-25 plasma pistol]]
*[[Type-33 needler]]
*[[VK78 Commando]]
*[[Vostu-pattern carbine]]
*[[XM510 grenade launcher]]


|title-7=Vehicles|
|title-7=Vehicles|
*Human
**[[D77-TC Pelican]]
**[[D80 Condor]]
***''[[Condor 325]]''
**[[GA-TL1 Longsword]]
**[[M12 Chaingun Warthog]]
**[[M808 Scorpion]]
**[[UNSC starship#Silver Timeline|UNSC starship]]
***{{Class|Halberd|light destroyer}}
***{{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}} {{1st}}
***{{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}
***{{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}}
*Covenant
**[[Covenant Banshee]]
**[[Covenant starship#Silver Timeline|Covenant starship]]
***{{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}}
****[[Var 'Gatanai's ship]] {{1st}}
***[[Ket-pattern battlecruiser]]
***[[Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyer]] (Mentioned only)
***[[Syfon-pattern assault carrier]]
**[[Covenant Wraith]]


|title-8=Technology and equipment|
|title-8=Technology and equipment|
*[[Grappleshot]]
*[[Halo Array]]
*[[Light bridge]]
*[[Mark VIII Cryogenic Suspension Chamber]]
*[[Mark VIII Cryogenic Suspension Chamber]]
*[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]
*[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Promotional images===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:HTV S2 - Chief Mourning.png|Poster for Season 2.
HTV S2 - SilverFirefight1.jpg
HTV S2 - SilverFirefight2.jpg
HTV S2 - ChiefCarry.jpg|New poster for Season 2.
HTV S2 - SilverStretcher.jpg|Originally posted together with the following three images so they optically spell "HALO."
HTV S2 - Banshee.jpg
HTV S2 - FallOfReach.jpg
HTV S2 - ChiefVElite.jpg
HTV - S2Release.jpg|Landscape version of release poster
HTV - S2Release2.jpg|Landscape version of second release poster
</gallery>
</gallery>


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