Approximately five years after Ubisoft Film & Television first announced in July 2020 that it was working on a Netflix animated series based on the Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell video game franchise, the project has finally unveiled its first official trailer.
The first full trailer for the series comes courtesy of AnimeNYC, which has seen Netflix release a number of notable trailers for upcoming animated series including Blue Eye Samurai, Devil May Cry season 2 and more.
Michael Ironside, the original voice of Sam Fisher, previously shared that he was comfortable with Liev Schreiber taking over the role in the Netflix animated series, explaining that he now feels he’s too old to voice the character.
The animation comes courtesy of Sun Creature Studio (Midnight Suns Intro video Flee), a Danish-French company, along with contributions from the French studio Fost (The Summit of the Gods, Wolfwalkers).
Splinter Cell: Deathwatch is scheduled to make its Netflix debut on October 14.
Infiltrating the shadows, the Splinter Cell series has brought players six core stealth-action adventures. Beginning with the 2002 original that introduced Sam Fisher and the covert agency Third Echelon, the franchise grew through acclaimed installments like Chaos Theory and Conviction. The journey concluded, at least for now, with 2013’s Blacklist, where a new development team guided Fisher through his most recent mission.
Ubisoft revealed in December 2021 that a remake of the 2002 Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell was in the works. However, the project faced a shift in October 2022 when game director David Grivel departed the company. While no replacement has been officially announced, development remains underway at Ubisoft Toronto under the guidance of Creative Director Chris Auty and his team.
From the creator of the "John Wick" franchise comes Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Deathwatch, a new animated series from Netflix and Ubisoft, inspired by the iconic video game franchise. From writer and producer Derek Kolstad (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, John Wick, Nobody), comes the first-ever adaptation of the acclaimed stealth video game franchise, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell. After a long absence from the field, legendary agent Sam Fisher (Liev Schreiber) is drawn back into action when a wounded young operative (Kirby Howell-Baptiste) seeks his help. Only on Netflix on October 14th.