Ubisoft’s popular stealth-action series Splinter Cell finally returns on December 2 through an eight-episode BBC Radio series starring Will Poulter. The series will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 every Friday for the next eight weeks and you can watch it game studio announcement here.
A synopsis reads: “In this brand new story, based on the novel by Jam Swallow published by Aconyte Books in 2022, Sam Fisher is recruiting new agents for his secret fourth Echelon. The NSA, among them his own daughter, Sarah Fisher, but an assassin from his past returns from the dead and threatens global security. nullify the dangerous, cutting-edge technology of cyberwarfare developed by the villain Brody Teague–whatever the cost.”
Michael Ironside will not return to voice super spy Sam Fisher. Instead, the spy will be played by Andonis Anthony – possibly best known for his work on the British radio series The Archers. Anthony stars Will Poulter, Daisy Head, Rosalie Craig, Sacha Dhawan, and Nikesh Patel.
Despite being a widely loved franchise, Splinter Cell has not seen sequels in the series released since 2013, although a remake of the first game and a VR version have been announced. father since then. The original Splinter Cell, first released in 2002, introduced us to Sam Fisher, a special operations agent with the NSA’s secret Third Level. Once a Navy SEAL, Fisher’s dry sense of humor – and Ironside’s voiceover – made him an iconic character from the start. To date, Sam Fisher has starred in six major Splinter Cell games along with appearances in the Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six series.
An anime series directed by John Wick author Derek Kolstad is also in the works. A movie starring Tom Hardy was announced years ago but has yet to be produced.
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