Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn < 2027 >

The narrative is split between a "present-day" framing device and a large-scale flashback:

is a live-action series and film set in the Halo universe, originally released in 2012 as a web series to promote the launch of the video game Halo 4 . It serves as an origin story for Thomas Lasky , a major character in the game, and explores the early days of the Human-Covenant War. Core Story & Setting Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn

Commander Thomas Lasky, aboard the UNSC Infinity, receives a distress signal from the wreckage of the Forward Unto Dawn (where Master Chief is adrift). The narrative is split between a "present-day" framing

Set 31 years before the game, the story follows Lasky as a young, skeptical cadet at the Corbulo Academy of Military Science on the planet Circinius IV. Set 31 years before the game, the story

Initially training to fight human insurrectionists, the academy is suddenly invaded by a mysterious and overwhelming alien force—the Covenant . The cadets, led by Lasky and eventually rescued by Master Chief (John-117) , must fight for survival. Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn [Blu-ray] - Amazon.com