According to sources, Killen departed the project ahead of the start of production as he felt he was unable to render full-time showrunner duties during the show’s shoot in Budapest.
Production is currently ongoing on Season 1 of the series, with Kane set to remain onboard through the post-production process.
Based on the juggernaut video game franchise of the same name, the series will follow “an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant.” Production had originally begun on the nine-episode first season in late 2019 before it was forced to shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pablo Schreiber will star as Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, the iconic main character in the games and a super soldier created as part of the Spartan–II program.
The “Halo” series is being produced by Showtime with 343 Industries, the video game developer behind the first-person shooter franchise.