{"id":45415,"date":"2024-02-07T14:02:32","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T13:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1987848"},"modified":"2024-02-07T14:08:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T13:08:43","slug":"xbox-execs-are-certainly-exploring-more-tv-shows-beyond-halo","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/xbox-execs-are-certainly-exploring-more-tv-shows-beyond-halo\/","title":{"rendered":"Xbox execs are \u201ccertainly exploring\u201d more TV shows beyond Halo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Kiki Wolfkill speaks to us exclusively ahead of Halo season 2. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Rob Leane\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 07 February 2024 at 13:02 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/halo-season-2-paramount-release-date\/\">Halo season 2<\/a> launching this week, we had the chance to jump on a video call with some of the key players behind the live-action TV adaptation of the iconic Xbox gaming franchise.<\/p>\n<p>Game developer and Halo TV show producer Kiki Wolfkill \u2013 whose current job title is Head of IP Expansion and Entertainment at Xbox \u2013 gave us some insight into the company\u2019s current thinking around further TV or movie adaptations, beyond the success it\u2019s seen with Halo on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/how-to-watch-paramount-plus-uk\/\">Paramount Plus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, we asked if there are other Xbox brands being adapted at the moment, and whether any of the recent acquisitions from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/xbox-activisition-overcome-hurdle-newsupdate\/\">Microsoft\u2019s purchase of Activision<\/a> could be on that list. We specifically name-dropped Diablo, Overwatch and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tag\/call-of-duty\/\">Call of Duty<\/a>, but Wolfkill chose to answer the question in a more general way.<\/p>\n<p>She didn\u2019t opt to drop any names of her own, but her answer was still enlightening! You can see for yourself in the video at the top of this page, or keep reading for the text version of her response.<\/p>\n<p>On the topic of whether more Xbox adaptations will follow in Halo\u2019s footsteps, Wolfkill said: \u201cYeah, I mean, I think there\u2019s an appetite for it. But more importantly, we do have these incredible worlds and characters that are so, so ripe for exploration in different ways, whether it\u2019s a direct \u2013 exactly as you experienced it in the game \u2013 adaptation, or something that explores more of a universe.\u201d<\/p> <p>Wolfkill continued: \u201cThere\u2019s so much creative opportunity there and I think one of the things that we really understand is that gaming is an ecosystem, right?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not just about the game and we really think about games from a franchise perspective and we really do want to be able to tell stories in lots of different ways and across mediums, because, you know, it\u2019s a way of introducing our IPs to a different audience and giving our fans more depth or more breadth, or a different kind of story.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I think, without a doubt, we\u2019re certainly exploring across other Xbox IPs, but at the end of the day, it comes down to what\u2019s right for the franchise and what\u2019s right for the audience. And we\u2019ll always start from that position and go from there. But the good news is, yeah, there\u2019s a lot of interest in video game worlds right now and I love that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, corporate over the last few years have ensured that Xbox has a deep well of franchises to draw from in all sorts of ways. Xbox\u2019s acquisition of Bethesda means the company must have some sort of hand in the buzzy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/fallout-tv-show-release-date-amazon\/\">Fallout TV show<\/a>, and the company\u2019s ownership of Mojang surely means that the mysterious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/matt-berry-minecraft-movie-newsupdate\/\">Minecraft movie<\/a> is a Microsoft joint on some level.<\/p>\n<p>For more from our Halo season 2 coverage, read our exclusive chat with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/halo-season-2-pablo-schreiber-tragic-event-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">Masterchief star Pablo Schreiber<\/a>, and don\u2019t forget to check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/halo-season-2-review\/\">Halo season 2 review<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Halo season 2 will begin on Paramount Plus on Thursday 8th February.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/one-more-life-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One More Life podcast<\/a> and subscribe to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/gaming-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gaming newsletter<\/a> for all the latest intel.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking for something to watch? 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