There are wide, sweeping shots of the Sedran landscape and its major city. This show is much more up front about showcasing the weapons, technology, and costume designs of the games. Right away, the increased budget over Forward Unto Dawn makes itself apparent. The resulting chaos forces the ONI agents to work together with Sedra's Colonial Guard, including soldier Talitha Macer (Christina Chong) and the mysterious Colonel Aiken (Steven Waddington). This series opens with a group of ONI intelligence agents led by Jameson Locke (played by Mike Colter) travelling to the remote colony of Sedra and finding themselves caught in the middle of a Covenant terrorist attack. In this status quo, peace prevails between the two civilizations, but the UNSC remains suspicious of the Covenant and their frequent, illegal spying operations. Nightfall is set in between the events of Halo 4 and 5, though it could just as easily be taking place at any point following Halo 3's climax and the end of the war between humanity and the Covenant.
