Halo’s Natascha McElhone and Olive Gray on What Excited Them About the Scripts

With the Halo series now streaming on Paramount and breaking records, I recently got to speak with Natascha McElhone and Olive Gray about making the highly anticipated series. Based on the video game franchise of the same name, Halo follows a 26th century showdown between humanity and an intergalactic threat known as the Covenant. In an effort to win the war, Dr. Halsey (McElhone) creates genetically enhanced super-soldiers named the Spartans to combat the alien force. The series follows Master Chief Spartan John-117 (Pablo Schreiber), the commander of a Spartan unit. Although drawing heavily from the video game’s stories, the show takes place in its own timeline. During the interview, Natascha McElhone and Olive Gray talked about what it was like reading the scripts for the first time, how things changed on set, what it means to have already been renewed for a second season, when they start filming, and more. Halo is produced by Showtime in partnership with 343 Industries, along with Amblin Te