

According to a report from Variety, an adaptation of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, the black-ops stealth video game (and famously the second. According to Variety, Splinter Cell has received a two-season, 16-episode order from Netflix. Though there have been rumors and mentions of Sam Fisher through the years, there is still no concrete information regarding when Ubisoft will make a new mainline entry in the video game series. Attention, gamers, Netflix is giving you a gift today. The Splinter Cell Netflix series, which is being helmed by John Wick‘s Derek Kolstad, will follow an older version of Sam Fisher than we’ve seen in many of the Splinter Cell games.
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Splinter Cell has been without a mainline video game entry since Splinter Cell: Blacklist in 2013. Netflix and Ubisoft have revealed that they are working on a Splinter Cell animated series as part of a collaboration that also includes an animated series based on Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. The Splinter Cell series is being described as an adult-aimed animation, though it is unclear if it will be quite as visceral as Castlevania. Netflix has made somewhat of an impact in the world of animated video game adaptations in the last few years, with the massively popular Castlevania series recently concluding its third season.
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There hasn’t been much of an update on any of those shows since their reveal. Derek Kolstad, best known for his work writing the John Wick film franchise.

Ubisoft previously announced other non- Splinter Cell animated video game adaptations late last year, including Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Vibe, Hungry Shark Squad, and a tween-targeting series based in Watch Dogs. Tom Clancys Splinter Cell will receive an animated series at Netflix. Though it remains unclear what role (if any) series protagonist Sam Fisher will play in the show, fans of the series will likely be happy to receive any news at all. Netflix sounds to be confident in the plan, too, as Variety’s sources say the show has already received a two-season, 16-episode order. Variety reports that John Wick‘s Derek Kolstad will serve as writer and executive producer and is teaming up with the streaming giant to bring Ubisoft’s classic stealth franchise to the realm of animation. In 2011, Ubisoft announced that Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, and Assassin's Creed were all planned to receive film adaptations, However so far only Assassin's Creed got a film starring Michael Fassbender which didn't succeed as per the company's expectations.Desperate Splinter Cell fans are getting another sign of hope, as an “adult animated series” based on the property seems to be on the way from Netflix. But this is not the only video game adaptation that Kolstad is writing for, he is also penning the script for the film adaptation of video game ‘Just Cause.’ Kolstad has worked on all three “John Wick” films that have been produced to date, with the films having grossed over $584 million combined worldwide.

Tom Hardy was supposed to star as Fisher and Doug Liman joined as director of the film in 2014 but after Liman left the project very next year in 2015, the film has been too slow and hasn't shown any progress. The game has total of six sequels as well as a series of novels and the 8th game is already in works.Ī “Splinter Cell” film was also announced back in 2012. The game sees Fisher engage in number of black ops missions, employing stealth and military tactics. The Splinter Cell Netflix series, which is being helmed by John Wick‘s Derek Kolstad, will follow an older version of Sam Fisher than we’ve seen in many of the Splinter Cell games.

Navy SEAL Sam Fisher, a highly trained agent of a fictional black-ops sub-division within the NSA, dubbed "Third Echelon". The first “Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell” game was released in 2002 which follows former U.S. Video games like ‘Indivisible,’ ‘CYBERPUNK: EDGERUNNERS’ and ‘Dragon’s Dogma’ are already getting anime series adaptation with ‘Just Cause’ and ‘Fallout’ getting live-action adaptation. Recently we have heard many games getting live-action and anime series adaptation. Netflix Geeked Week featured an update on the Splinter Cell. Netflix has confirmed that series is already in the works with all the above information. The update from Netflix Geeked Week gave us our first look at Sam Fisher in the series. “John Wick” film series writer Derek Kolstad is onboard to write and executive produce the series. One of the very popular video game Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell is getting adapted into an anime series, Netlix has teamed up with the Game producer Ubisoft for a 2 Season and 16 episodes series.
