'American Gods' Star Pablo Schreiber to Star in Video Game Series 'Halo'!

Pablo Schreiber is taking on an exciting new role!

The 40-year-old American Gods actor is set to star in Showtime’s upcoming series Halo, based on the Xbox franchise, Deadline reported on Wednesday (April 17).

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He will play Master Chief, Earth’s most advanced warrior in the 26th century and the only hope of salvation for a civilization pushed to the brink of destruction by the Covenant, an unstoppable alliance of alien worlds committed to the destruction of humanity.

Yerin Ha will play a new character within the Halo world: Quan Ah, a shrewd, audacious 16-year-old from the Outer Colonies who meets Master Chief at a fateful time for them both.

Production is set to begin this fall in Budapest, Hungary.