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Halo is back!

The hit Paramount+ series returns to the streamer for Season 2 on Thursday (February 8).

Via Paramount: In Season 2, Master Chief John-117 leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant. In the wake of a shocking event on a desolate planet, John cannot shake the feeling that his war is about to change and risks everything to prove what no one else will believe – that the Covenant is preparing to attack humanity’s 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.

Fans are very eager to know who is returning for the second season, and we already know who’s expected back – as well as some new faces!

Click through to see who’s back and who’s joining for Season 2 of Halo…

Pablo Schreiber hits the red carpet next to a lot of his co-stars for the premiere of HALO during the 2022 SXSW Festival held at The Paramount Theatre on Monday (March 14) in Austin, Texas.

The 43-year-old actor joined co-stars Natascha McElhone, Olive Gray, Jen Taylor, and Yerin Ha, as well as HALO game developer Kiki Wolfkill, and showrunner Steven Kane at the event.

Natascha, Jen and Yerin were all seen wearing ribbon pins in Ukraine’s flag colors on the red carpet to support the country.

Paramount+ says that the series will take place in the universe that first debuted in 2001 with the launch of Xbox’s 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.

Check out the latest trailer for the show here!

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Natascha McElhone and Bokeem Woodbine have been cast in Showtime’s upcoming Halo series!

The 49-year-old Designated Survivor actress and the 46-year-old Fargo actor will both star in the nine-episode adaptation of the hit video game, Variety reports.

Rounding out the cast are Shabana Azmi, Bentley Kalu, Natasha Culzac, and Kate Kennedy.

They join already announced show lead Pablo Schreiber and Yerin Ha.

Natascha will play two characters: Dr. Catherine Halsey, “the creator of the Spartan supersoldiers,” and Cortana, “the most advanced AI in human history, and potentially the key to the survival of the human race.”

Bokeem will portray Soren-066, “a privateer at the fringes of human civilization whose fate will bring him into conflict with his former military masters and his old friend, the Master Chief.”

Shabana will play Admiral Margaret Parangosky, “the head of the Office of Naval Intelligence.” Bentley will portray Spartan Vannak-134, “a cybernetically augmented supersoldier conscripted at childhood who serves as the defacto deputy to the Master Chief.” Natasha will play Spartan Riz-028, “a focused, professional and deadly, cybernetically enhanced killing machine.” Kate will portray Spartan Kai-125, “a courageous, curious, and deadly Spartan supersoldier.”

Halo will start production later this year in Budapest and is set to premiere in the first quarter of 2021!

Sean Penn walks the red carpet with co-star Natascha McElhone at the premiere of their new Hulu series The First on Wednesday (September 12) in Los Angeles.

The actors were joined at the event by their co-stars Melissa George, LisaGay Hamilton, Hannah Ware, Oded Fehr, Keiko Agena, and Tracie Thoms.

The First follows the first human mission to Mars and it will debut on the streaming service this Friday (September 14). All of the episodes will be made available at once!

FYI: Melissa is wearing a Schiaparelli Couture dress.

Hulu’s The First is debuting later this year, and the teaser trailer has just arrived!

The show, which stars Sean Penn, is a near-future drama about a crew of astronauts attempting to become the first humans on Mars.

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Under the direction of visionary aerospace magnate Laz Ingram (Natascha McElhone), the crew contends with peril and personal sacrifice as they undertake the greatest pioneering feat in human history.

The show also co-stars LisaGay Hamilton, Hannah Ware, Keiko Agena, Rey Lucas, James Ransone, Anna Jacoby-Heron, Brian Lee Franklin and Oded Fehr.

Watch the teaser trailer for The First below!

Sean Penn is leading the upcoming Hulu series The First and the streaming service has dropped first look photos!

The near-future drama about a crew of astronauts attempting to become the first humans on Mars. Under the direction of visionary aerospace magnate Laz Ingram (Natascha McElhone), the crew contends with peril and personal sacrifice as they undertake the greatest pioneering feat in human history.

The First was written and executive produced by Beau Willimon, the creator of House of Cards.

The series will premiere on Friday, September 14.

Jonathan Rhys-Meyers walks the red carpet at the screening of his movie London Town during the 2016 BFI London Film Festival on Tuesday (October 11) at Haymarket Cinema in London, England.

The 39-year-old actor was joined by co-stars Dougray Scott (with wife Claire Forlani), Natascha McElhone, and Daniel Huttlestone.

While on the carpet, Jonathan opened up about possible returning to the Mission: Impossible franchise.

“I like Tom. He’s a really, really nice man and a really hard worker. Actually, I’ve been in the industry 24 years and I doubt I’ve met anyone who works as hard as Tom Cruise. Nobody has approached me, but I’d never say never,” Jonathan said. “I had a great experience with Tom on Mission: Impossible III and so I recommend any actor do a Mission: Impossible. They’re a lot of fun.”

The movie is out now in the U.S. via IFC Films.