Iconic video game “Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell” is being adapted into a radio drama for BBC Radio 4 in the UK. The broadcaster has announced that the eight-part series will air on Fridays from December 2nd at 2:15pm.
The story follows veteran Fourth Echelon agent Sam Fisher (voiced by Andonis Anthony) on a new mission recruiting and training the next generation of Splinter Cell operatives for the NSA’s covert action division.
When a lethal assassin from Fisher’s past returns from the dead on a mission of murder, he is thrust into a race against time as a sinister threat to global security is revealed.
Daisy Head stars as Sam’s daughter Sarah, while Rosalie Craig, Sacha Dhawan, Nikesh Patel and Will Poulter have supporting roles. Poulter offered a statement for the press release:
“I really hope fans of the Splinter Cell game enjoy this, as not only does it have all the action, tension and excitement that the game is famous for, but it also has more elements.
There is a lot of comedy, the drama is expanded and horizons broadened by the characters and what they get up to. It is taking the best of Splinter Cell and building on that to make something really well-rounded.”
All episodes will go live as a boxset on BBC Sounds in the Limelight podcast feed on December 2nd. It comes ahead of a planned full remake of the original game, rebuilt in the Snowdrop engine, which is in development.
Source: VGC
