Splinter Cell might return as an animated Netflix sequence

Tom Clancy is anime now. At least he shall be, with the reported announcement of an animated sequence based mostly on long-dormant sneak ’em up Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell. While he’s been out of the videogame house a very long time, it looks as if Netflix and Ubisoft are bringing Sam Fisher again through the streaming service, greenlighting a two-season adaptation that in all probability guarantees loads of awfully darkish frames punctuated by inexperienced dots and neck-snapping noises.

That information comes courtesy of Variety, which experiences that John Wick author Derek Kolstad has been introduced on to write down and government produce an adaptation of Tom Clancey’s Goggleboy. What’s fascinating is the route they’re taking it – reportedly choosing an anime sequence slightly than the extra predictable gritty, live-action “prestige” affair. Supposedly, Netflix have ordered a two-season, 16-episode run of Sam Fisher’s animated hijinks.

Granted, there’s each purpose to be sceptical. Dozens of videogame telly exhibits have been introduced earlier than, solely to fade into manufacturing hell. As of 2017, Splinter Cell has itself had a movie adaptation supposedly lurking in the shadows. But Netflix has higher type than most – not solely do their diversifications of The Witcher and Castlevania exist, however they’re additionally fairly rattling good. Here’s hoping Splinter Cell will get a banger to rival “Toss a coin to your Witcher”, eh?

It does really feel like we’re seeing extra severe efforts pop-up today, thoughts. Just this month, the creators of Westworld announced a “darkly comic” Fallout adaptation. The Sims, in the meantime, simply received itself a actuality TV present – although resident Simster Alice Bee reckons EA will never let it embrace the hot mess it longs to become.

Save a brief cameo in Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, it’ll even be the primary we’ve seen of Sam Fisher since 2013’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist. Ubi have been teasing the green-eyed sneaker’s return for years. Who is aware of, perhaps a high-profile anime shall be what it takes to convey your man out of retirement.