Splinter Cell: Firewall

Splinter Cell: Firewall is a scripted fiction podcast based in the same world as the Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell video games.

Background

Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz and Paul Cornell, the eight episode BBC Radio 4 spy thriller audio drama debuted on December 2, 2022, releasing 30-minute episodes weekly. Adapted from James Swallow's spinoff novel and recorded in binaural audio, the series follows NSA's fourth echelon agent Sam Fisher as he recruits and trains new operatives while confronting a thought-to-be-dead enemy

Cast and characters

Reception

Jeremy Peel wrote in PC Gamer that the show is a faithful adaptation, however, he expressed disappointment that the show was all that was released after so long since a Splinter Cell game was created. David Smith expressed similar frustrations in Kotaku saying that "Ubisoft turned Splinter Cell into a damn radio play before it made a new game" but admitted that similar franchises have had some success in the medium such as Wolverine: The Long Night. The show won best Audio Drama at the 2023 Scribe Awards.

References

  1. 1 2 Peel, Jeremy (December 24, 2022). "Ubisoft is failing spectacularly at remaking its most beloved games". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on March 23, 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  2. ↑ Wales, Matt (November 23, 2022). "Step aside Netflix, Splinter Cell is getting a BBC Radio 4 adaptation". EuroGamer. Archived from the original on November 4, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  3. ↑ Porter, Jon (November 25, 2022). "Splinter Cell is getting a… radio adaptation?". The Verge. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
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  5. ↑ Bahri, Syazwan (November 25, 2022). "Splinter Cell Will Be Aired as a Radio Drama on BBC Radio". IGN Southeast Asia. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
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  7. ↑ Kerr, Chris (November 24, 2022). "A Splinter Cell audio adaptation is heading to BBC Radio 4". Game Developer. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  8. ↑ Tantimedh, Adi (November 25, 2022). "Splinter Cell: Firewall Audio Drama Debuts December 2nd on BBC Radio 4". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  9. ↑ Liang, Lu-Hai (November 24, 2022). "BBC Radio 4 And Sam Fisher Team Up For Splinter Cell 8-Part Series". TheGamer. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  10. ↑ Koen, Leri (November 24, 2022). "Compelling new Splinter Cell project announced for BBC Radio 4 – Softonic". Softonic. Archived from the original on September 12, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  11. ↑ Smith, Graham (November 24, 2022). "BBC Radio 4 are producing a Splinter Cell series". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  12. ↑ Smith, David (November 24, 2022). "The BBC Is Turning Splinter Cell Into A Radio Drama, No I'm Not Kidding". Kotaku Australia. Archived from the original on July 21, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  13. ↑ "2023 Scribe Award Winners". Locus Online. July 26, 2023. Archived from the original on December 11, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2025.