Netflix has released a full trailer for its forthcoming Splinter Cell animated series, ahead of its release next month.
From Derek Kolstad, writer of the John Wick franchise, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Deathwatch will of course follow series protagonist Sam Fisher – here looking a little older and more grizzled, though still with his iconic night-vision goggles.
Liev Schreiber (who’s been in a tonne of films, from Scream to X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Isle of Dogs) provides the voice of Fisher, and the whole thing has been produced by Ubisoft Film & Television.
The series will be available from 14th October and also stars Kirby Howell-Baptiste (Killing Eve, The Sandman) as new Splinter Cell agent Zinnia McKenna.
News of a Splinter Cell animated series came back in 2020, so this series has been a long time coming. A separate Splinter Cell film was cancelled last year as the production team “just couldn’t get it right”.
October is a busy month for Netflix video game adaptations, as the fourth season of The Witcher also arrives on 30th October. It now stars Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of Rivia, instead of Henry Cavill. Check out a trailer below to see him in action.
As for new Splinter Cell games, Ubisoft announced a remake of the first game in the series back in 2021, but we’ve heard nothing since.
