Summary
- Splinter Cell: Deathwatch is an animated series based on the video game series, set to premiere on Netflix this year.
- The show features Sam Fisher, with Liev Schreiber taking over voice acting duties.
- The success of recent TV video game adaptations, such as The Last of Us and Devil May Cry, gives promising hope for Deathwatch.
Splinter Cell: Deathwatch provides fans with a long-awaited update, including when they can expect to see the series. Deathwatch is an animated series based on the Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell video game series that follows. The series focuses on stealth gameplay, putting players in the role of Sam Fisher, a spy working for an NSA subdivision called Third Echelon. The first Splinter Cell game debuted in 2002, with the series continuing in popularity despite not having a mainline release since 2013's Splinter Cell: Blacklist.
Splinter Cell: Deathwatch adapts Sam Fisher's story into an animated series for Netflix. The streaming service announced the project in 2020, with John Wick scribe Derek Kolstad as one of the many creatives behind the show. The only cast for the series known so far are Amanda Raison, who is voicing an unknown role, and Liev Schreiber as Sam Fisher. Michael Ironside notoriously voiced Fisher throughout most of the Splinter Cell franchise, with Schreiber taking over for the animated series. While Netflix teased the series with a short trailer last year, Splinter Cell: Deathwatch has mainly remained quiet until now.
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At Annecy, an animation festival, three clips from Splinter Cell: Deathwatch were shown to audiences, highlighting the thrills the animated adaptation hopes to deliver. The scenes shown were said to be Sam Fisher's introduction, a fight scene, and a car chase, which Deadline reports fans went "wild" for. While the series is known for stealth, the clips brought action for viewers, with director Guillaume Dousse delving into influences like Michael Mann and Mission: Impossible. Splinter Cell: Deathwatch is also expected to premiere on Netflix later this year.
Splinter Cell: Deathwatch Hopes To Capture The Success Of Recent TV Video Game Adaptations
Many video game adaptations have debuted to varying degrees of success. However, some games have skirted the issues many find in movie adaptations, opting for TV shows that find critical acclaim. Splinter Cell: Deathwatch already has well-received source material to work with and a beloved character that is being brought to life with perfect recasting. The creative team also crafted it with awareness of the character, knowing their spy protagonist is "more realistic, and more weathered by life."
Recent video success stories like The Last of Us, which saw staggering acclaim throughout its first season, make TV a notable landscape. The show is also set to have a third season in development. Other surprising titles, like Twisted Metal, have also succeeded with TV adaptations, and even the highly successful Sonic the Hedgehog films had a Knuckles spinoff series. Netflix recently saw success with the Devil May Cry series, which it hopes to repeat with Splinter Cell: Deathwatch. Further details will follow, as the show will likely release a full trailer and precise release date in the coming weeks.
Source: Deadline