Sci-Fi Drama Halo:
Nightfall to Debut in Asia on August 22, Saturday, 9:35pm (8:35pm JKT/BKK)
RTL
CBS Extreme HD today announced that it will air HALO: NIGHTFALL produced by Ridley
Scott and directed by award-winning director Sergio Mimica-Gezzan. Based on the
phenomenal Halo franchise, HALO: NIGHTFALL provides insight into the origin and
backstory of Agent Locke, a pivotal new character who will play a key role in
the upcoming “Halo 5: Guardians” releasing on Xbox One in 2015. HALO: NIGHTFALL
will premiere in Asia first and exclusive on RTL CBS Extreme HD, August 22,
Saturday at 9:35pm (8:35pm JKT/BKK).
HALO:
NIGHTFALL tells the personal story of Jameson Locke, a legendary manhunter and
agent with the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI), Earth’s most powerful and
secretive military branch. He and his team are investigating terrorist
“chatter” on the distant colony world of Sedra, when they are caught in a
horrific biological attack. Led by Locke, ONI agents are forced to coordinate
with Randall Aiken, a local commander with a remarkable history and deep-rooted
mistrust of ONI. As they unravel a plot that draws them to an ancient, hellish
artifact, they will be forced to fight for their survival, question everything,
and ultimately choose between their loyalties and their lives.
Executive-produced
by Ridley Scott, Scott Free TV President David Zucker, and directed by the
award-winning Sergio Mimica-Gezzan ("Battlestar Galactica,"
"Pillars of the Earth," "Heroes"), HALO: NIGHTFALLS stars Mike
Colter (“The Good Wife”) as Jameson Locke, Christina Chong (”24: Live Another
Day”) as Talitha Macer, Steve Waddington (“The Last of the Mohicans”) as
Randall Aiken, Luke Neal (“Wilderness”) as Michael Bradley Horrigan and Christian
Contreras (“Zero Dark Thirty”) as Gregory Aio Ramos.
