Pablo Schreiber: Filming of the second season of "Halo" will begin in summer

Pablo Schreiber, the lead actor in the animated series "Halo," sat down with Collider to talk about how the first season was filmed, when production will begin on the sequel, and what the role of Master Chief will mean to him as an actor. Excerpts of that interview can be found below. The show is scheduled to premiere on March 24, 2022. The plot of the nine-episode series centers on the legendary hero, humanity's "best weapon" in the war against an alien race, whose mission is to win the confrontation between the United Nations Space Command and the Covenant.
Collider: Viewers will obviously want to know, is it often that you were actually on the set in your armor, and are you doing all the things that happen on screen yourself? What can you say?
Schreiber: The only time I was absent was when they were shooting large-scale scenes with stunts, when there were people on the set on ropes and they didn't want me to get hurt, then they involved someone else. But in general I'm involved in almost every scene, there were times when we had three Master Chiefs on different sets. I was involved somewhere in creating a dramatic scene without a helmet, and at the same time Justin Howell, my incredibly gifted understudy, would be tied to a cable somewhere and doing flips and other stunts in the air. We also had a second stuntman doing some kind of throw from the run-up or something. It happened when we were shooting action scenes, and things got very tense and very hectic.
Collider: Since the green light has already been given to create a second season, we guess everybody wants to know when you're going to start shooting, because viewers will want to see a sequel as soon as possible.
Schreiber: We'll be filming again this summer. We're still deciding on a start date, but we'll definitely start production by summer, because we have a tight schedule, as we'll be heavily dependent on weather conditions in some locations.
Collider: You've been in the business for quite some time. What was it really like when you got the call saying we want you to play Master Chief? I mean, it's a starring role, and what a starring role it is.
Schreiber: It's surreal. I've been working for a long time, as you said, and I've been really lucky with the characters that I've been able to create and work on. I'm very proud of the collaboration with the colleagues I've had the opportunity to work with. But this is a career defining moment, right? It's an opportunity, my first opportunity to play a major role in a show. And it comes with a lot of responsibilities, first of all, and the way you interact on set and the tone that you set for the crew and the rest of the cast. And naturally, I want it to be as good as it can ever be. So I'm not just earning my bread and butter, I'm working hard every day to bring this experience to perfection... to get it to a level that's good enough for me. We work harder and harder every day.