'Halo' live-action series to debut on March 24

Pablo Schreiber can now be seen in a 2-minute trailer for "Halo," the TV series. File Photo by Tasos Katopodis/UPI Natascha McElhone attends the premiere of Hulu's sci-fi drama television series "The First" in Los Angeles in 2018. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Bokeem Woodbine attends the premiere of "Riddick" in Los Angeles in 2013. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Left to right, Rory Kinnear, Josh Hartnett, Danny Sapani, Eva Green, Billie Piper, Sam Mendes, Harry Treadaway and Timothy Dalton attend the premiere of "Penny Dreadful" at the Renaissance Hotel in London in 2014. File Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI Shabana Azmi arrives for a press conference at Simon Fraser University's (SFU) Harbour Centre Campus in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, in 2013. File Photo by Heinz Ruckemann/UPI

Jan. 31 (UPI) -- The live-action TV drama based on the popular video game franchise, Halo, is set to debut on Paramount+ March 24.

The streaming service dropped a 2-minute trailer for the show Sunday.

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Featuring Pablo Schreiber as the iconic super-soldier Master Chief, it has already gotten nearly 2 million views.

"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," a synopsis said.

"In a war for humanity's very survival, our deadliest weapon is our greatest hope."

The show's cast will also include Natascha McElhone, Bokeem Woodbine, Shabana Azmi, Bentley Kalu, Natasha Culzac, Kate Kennedy, Danny Sapani, Olive Gray and Charlie Murphy.