The Dusk (also called TDU or Dusk) is a military science fiction serial drama television series set within the Halo universe. The show was created as an adaptation of a fan-fiction novella written, later developed as a television series by Ronald D. Moore and David Eick. It's cinematic and writing style purposefully imitates Moore and Eick's previous project, Battlestar Galactica, with a gritty "documentary" feeling to the narrative. The Dusk began as a two-part miniseries event airing on the channel SyFy on November 15th and November 16th of 2010, commemorating the ninth anniversary of the launch of Halo: Combat Evolved. Following critical acclaim, The Dusk was picked up for a 10-episode season shortly after, with a tentative premiere date of November 2011.