Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Black Mirror and Robin Hood director Otto Bathurst is to helm several episodes of Halo and executive produce the upcoming, live-action series for Showtime.
"Halo will take place in the universe that first came to be in 2001, dramatizing an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant," a press release said about the TV show. "Halo will weave deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure and a richly imagined vision of the future."