Are you ready impatiently for the upcoming Splinter Cell remake? You already know, the one which’s apparently being rewritten for a modern-day viewers and that just lately misplaced its director (who had 11 years’ expertise at Ubisoft)? Nicely, if the wait is unbearably onerous, then we have some excellent news for you: Splinter Cell is again – in BBC Radio 4 drama type!
Sure, it’s odd. Per a launch from the BBC, the radio drama follows veteran Fourth Echelon agent Sam Fisher on a brand new mission, the place he’ll be “recruiting and coaching the subsequent era of Splinter Cell operatives for the Nationwide Safety Company’s covert motion division.”
“When a deadly murderer from Fisher’s previous returns from the useless on a mission of homicide, he’s thrust right into a race in opposition to time as a sinister menace to world safety is revealed.”
In case you’re a BBC Radio 4 common, you may recognise the dulcent tones of the actor enjoying Sam Fisher – everybody’s favorite wetwork operative is performed by Andonis Anthony, recognized for his function in BBC Radio’s The Archers. Per the Beeb, you can even anticipate to listen to the skills of Daisy Head, Rosalie Craig, Sacha Dhawan, Nikesh Patel, and Will Poulter.
There’s loads of BBC expertise within the present; the entire thing has been written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz and Paul Cornell, the latter of whom has writing credit on Physician Who, Holby Metropolis and Casualty.
The entire thing is because of kick off on Friday, December 2 at 2:15pm (GMT). All eight episodes will go reside on the identical time, and will probably be accessible to take heed to on the BBC Sounds app.
It is a good preamble to the highly-anticipated Splinter Cell remake, which was first introduced final 12 months, and is being developed by Ubisoft Toronto (most just lately in command of Far Cry 6). Apart from Ubi saying ‘sure, it is actual’, we do not know an excessive amount of in regards to the challenge – although it is doubtless nonetheless a method out: producer Matt West stated the sport is “very early in growth” again in 2021.
However a minimum of you’ve got bought a radio present that will help you with the wait.
