SDCC 2012 - 343 Industries releases Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn web series trailer [video]

343 Industries has just taken the Halo world to a whole new level with the release of the official trailer to their upcoming web series Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn. The trailer was debuted at San Diego Comic-Con to much praise with the fans.

This web series will start on October 5th and will lead up to the release of the game later this fall. There will be a total of 5 episodes that will be 15 minutes in length. 343 Industries is stating that this will be a dark story about redemption and hope following a young academy cadet by the name of Thomas Lasky. This web series will also serve as an origin story for the Human / Covenant conflict. 343 Industries says that Master Chief will be a big part of the story but will not be the focus.

At first glance many may say that this seems like a simple fan film. However, Microsoft is putting quite a bit of money behind this project and if you keep an eye out throughout the trailer you see some well known faces from both TV and film. I'm excited to see how this web series turns out and think that it looks incredible.

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn official trailer:

Behind the scenes look with 343 Industries:

 
Source: Film Junk
Source: IGN