What you need to know
- The first episode of the Halo TV series aired on March 24, 2022.
- You can now watch the series premiere for free on YouTube if you're in the United States.
- To watch the rest of the show, you'll need a subscription to Paramount Plus.
This strategy is common in the streaming industry. Companies will frequently place the initial episode of a show online for free with the aim of convincing people to subscribe to a service to watch the rest of a series. CBS All Access, which has since been rebranded as Paramount Plus, used the same strategy with the Star Trek: Picard series.
The series premiere of the Halo TV series received mixed reviews, but its scores have crept up since it aired. The show once had a 61% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, but it now has a score of 70%. The IMDb rating for the first episode has hovered around 7.6.
If you're an Xbox Game Pass subscriber, you can get a month of Paramount Plus for free. Our guide on how to watch the Halo TV series can help you out if you're in a region that doesn't have Paramount Plus.
Paramount+ offers its subscribers access to countless TV shows and movies, including exclusive shows like the Halo TV series and Star Trek: Picard. It's available via the Paramount website, with apps also offered on iOS, Android, and popular TV app stores.
