You don’t need to start a trial version of Paramount+ to find out if the Halo TV series are worth your time. The streaming service has made the first episode of the game-inspired show free to watch on Youtube for a week from March 31 (sorry!). The freebie is only viewable in the US, but it’s worth checking out if you want to see Hollywood’s take on Master Chief and the Covenant.
There is no mystery behind the strategy. Paramount+ clearly hopes to build Halothe viewer base (and thus subscriber base) as soon as possible, and a free preview can help if trailers aren’t enough. The provider has used this approach before with releases such as Star Trek: Picardâ€
It can also be a matter of grabbing early success. Paramount+ was confident enough Halo to renew it before the premiere, and that support was apparently well-founded. Deadline reported that the series broke the service’s one-day premiere viewership record, causing the Yellowstone precursor 1883†While Paramount+ is still small compared to heavyweights like Amazon and Netflix, interest in Halo can help the streamer grow and reduce his reliance on Star Trek.
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