Splinter Cell: Firewall is a scripted fiction podcast based in the same world as the Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell video games.
Background
The show was produced by BBC Radio 4 and is composed of eight episodes that are roughly 30 minutes in length. The show debuted on December 2, 2022 and released episodes weekly each Friday. The show is a spy thriller audio drama adapted from a spinoff novel by James Swallow. The show uses binaural audio.
The plot focuses on Sam Fisher's attempt to recruit and train new operatives for the NSA's fourth echelon. One of Sam Fisher's enemies that was believed to be dead returns in the show as the antagonist. The show is written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz and Paul Cornell.
Cast and characters
- Andonis Anthony as Sam Fisher
- Daisy Head as Sarah Fisher
- Nikesh Patel
- Rosalie Craig
- Sacha Dhawan
- Will Poulter
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.
External links
References
- <ref name="Porter 2022"> Jon Porter. Splinter Cell is getting a… radio adaptation? The Verge, November 25, 2022, retrieved May 2, 2025^
- David Smith. The BBC Is Turning Splinter Cell Into A Radio Drama, No I'm Not Kidding Kotaku Australia, November 24, 2022, retrieved May 2, 2025^
- Syazwan Bahri. Splinter Cell Will Be Aired as a Radio Drama on BBC Radio