Netflix is partnering with video game studio Ubisoft to bring an anime based on the Splinter Cell franchise to the streaming service. Derek Kolstad, best known as the writer of the John Wick series, will serve as both writer and executive producer.

The Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell series of games, which launched in 2002, follows former US Navy SEAL Sam Fisher as he carries out black ops missions on behalf of the NSA organization Third Echelon. It can often be difficult to understand how a game is meant to translate to TV or movies, but it's not hard to envision how a Splinter Cell series might play out. Sam Fisher uses stealth, precision military tactics, and weapon mastery to complete his missions to defeat terrorists, so there's more than enough fodder to keep viewers watching. Kolstad certainly knows how to combine stunning action sequences with sympathetic protagonists, which bodes well for the anime's story.

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It will be interesting to see who's chosen to voice the main character of Sam himself. Michael Ironside gave voice to Sam for more than a decade, but was replaced when developer Ubisoft felt he couldn't pull off the "physicality" that a performance capture of such an active character would require. Though his replacement Eric Johnson did an admirable job in Splinter Cell: Blacklist, fans were still displeased by the change. Bringing Ironside back would be a nice piece of fan service, but at 70 years old, he may not fit the vision of the character, especially if the series features Fisher while he's still a SEAL.

A movie adaptation of Splinter Cell has been in the works for many years, as early as 2005, with. Tom Hardy attached t to star as Fisher as early as 2012.  The project is long dormant now, but could potentially be resurrected if the Netflix show proves successful enough. It's also not out of the realm of possibility that Netflix may choose to develop a live-action Splinter Cell movie themselves, given recent efforts like the Charlize Theron vehicle The Old Guard.

According to reports, Netflix has greenlit the Splinter Cell anime for two seasons of 16 episodes each, though there's no word on when they might air.

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Source: Variety