 On April 3 , 2014 , it was announced that Ridley Scott and his production company , Scott Free Productions , were working on a Halo digital feature alongside 343 Industries and Xbox Entertainment Studios ; Scott would be the executive producer , with David W. Zucker and Sergio Mimica @-@ Gezzan as the directors . The feature was expected to follow the same format as Machinima 's Halo 4 : Forward Unto Dawn . On June 9 , 2014 , it was announced at E3 2014 that the feature , titled Halo : Nightfall , would be included with Halo : The Master Chief Collection at its November 2014 launch . The feature introduces a new character to the franchise , Agent Jameson Locke , played by actor Mike Colter ; Nightfall is considered to be his origin story . Locke is one of the Spartans portrayed on the cover art of Halo 5 : Guardians , and is set to play a large role in the series . On July 24 , 2014 , 343 Industries released the first trailer for the feature . Halo : Nightfall is available to watch through Halo Channel , an application for the Xbox One , Windows 8 @.@ 1 and Windows Phone . On March 16 , 2015 , the series became available to stream , download , and buy on physical disc . 
