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
[edit | edit source]The show was produced by BBC Radio 4 and is composed of eight episodes that are roughly 30 minutes in length.[1][2] The show debuted on December 2, 2022 and released episodes weekly each Friday.[3][4] The show is a spy thriller audio drama adapted from a spinoff novel by James Swallow.[5][6] The show uses binaural audio.[7]
The plot focuses on Sam Fisher's attempt to recruit and train new operatives for the NSA's fourth echelon.[8][9] One of Sam Fisher's enemies that was believed to be dead returns in the show as the antagonist.[10] The show is written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz and Paul Cornell.[11]
Cast and characters
[edit | edit source]- Andonis Anthony as Sam Fisher
- Daisy Head as Sarah Fisher
- Nikesh Patel
- Rosalie Craig
- Sacha Dhawan
- Will Poulter
Reception
[edit | edit source]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.[1] 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.[12] The show won best Audio Drama at the 2023 Scribe Awards.[13]
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