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Splinter Cell: Deathwatch

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Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
Also known asTom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
Genre
Created byDerek Kolstad
Based onTom Clancy's Splinter Cell
by Ubisoft
Directed byGuillaume Dousse
Voices of
Music by
  • Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans
  • Chase Deso
Country of origin
  • France
  • United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Derek Kolstad
  • Gérard Guillemot
  • Hélène Juguet
  • Hugo Revon
Producers
  • Gérard Guillemot
  • Hélène Juguet
  • Hugo Revon
EditorThomas Belair
Running time20–27 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseOctober 14, 2025 (2025-10-14) –
present

Splinter Cell: Deathwatch is an adult animated espionage action television series created by Derek Kolstad and directed by Sun Creature Studio co-founder Guillaume Dousse. Based on the Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell video game franchise, the series is produced by Ubisoft Film & Television and animated by FOST Studio. The series premiered on October 14, 2025, on Netflix. Liev Schreiber stars as the voice of series protagonist Sam Fisher, replacing Michael Ironside from the games.

A day after the series premiere, it was renewed for a second season.

Voice cast and characters

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  • Liev Schreiber as Sam Fisher, a formerly retired agent and former field commander of Fourth Echelon, a covert unit of the U.S. government that specializes in counter-terrorism stealth operations and answers directly to the President of the United States
  • Kirby as Zinnia McKenna, a field operative of Fourth Echelon
  • Janet Varney as Anna "Grim" Grímsdóttir, a former technical operations officer of Third Echelon and current commander of Fourth Echelon
  • Helen Hong as Jo Ahn, a technical operations officer of Fourth Echelon under Grímsdóttir
  • Joel Oulette as Thunder, a hacker that Grímsdóttir recruited to the Fourth Echelon
  • Kari Wahlgren as Diana Shetland, the CEO of Displace International. A former private military company that is involved in clean energy production.
  • Aleks Le as Charlie Shetland, Diana's half-brother
  • Kiff VandenHeuvel as Douglas Shetland, Diana and Charlie's father. A former close friend and comrade of Fisher in the US Navy SEALS. Shetland was dishonorably discharged and founded Displace International, a private military corporation. Shetland was killed by Fisher in Japan after Shetland attempted to instigate a world war[a]
  • Bella Dayne as Freya Niemeyer
  • Navid Negahban as Reza "Gunther" Karimi

Episodes

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Up from the Grave"Guillaume DousseDerek KolstadOctober 14, 2025 (2025-10-14)
2"Dinner First, Talk Later"Guillaume DousseDavid Daitch & Katie J. StoneOctober 14, 2025 (2025-10-14)
3"Welcome to the 4th Echelon"Guillaume DousseDavid Daitch & Katie J. StoneOctober 14, 2025 (2025-10-14)
4"Scars of Bagram"Guillaume DousseDavid Daitch & Katie J. StoneOctober 14, 2025 (2025-10-14)
5"Simple As That"Guillaume DousseNaomi Davis and Matias WulffOctober 14, 2025 (2025-10-14)
6"The Man is the Mission"Guillaume DousseNaomi Davis and Matias WulffOctober 14, 2025 (2025-10-14)
7"Chaos Theory: Part 1"Guillaume DousseDerek KolstadOctober 14, 2025 (2025-10-14)
8"Chaos Theory: Part 2"Guillaume DousseDerek KolstadOctober 14, 2025 (2025-10-14)

Production

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In July 2020, it was revealed that Ubisoft Film & Television was developing an animated adaptation of the Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell video game franchise for Netflix. Derek Kolstad was hired to serve as the lead writer for the series, which was initially reported to have received a two-season order but[1] Kolstad later stated that only the first season had been green-lit and that it would take a few years before the series was released.[2] Kolstad imagined the series with an older Sam Fisher,[3] and he wrote the story such that the history behind the games was canon for the show. He also maintained the clandestine feel from the games by utilizing long periods of silence before sudden bursts of action.[4]

In August 2024, Michael Ironside, who had previously voiced the character Sam Fisher in the video games, stated that he was too old to portray the character for television and that Liev Schreiber had taken over the role.[5] This was confirmed the following month, when Netflix released a first look of the series and announced Schrieber's casting. Animation was provided by the Danish/French Sun Creature Studio and the French studio Fost.[6] Guillaume Dousse began working on the series at Sun Creature as a creative director, and as development progressed, his responsibilities grew to director of some episodes and then the whole first season. The scale of the production was too large for Sun Creature, so most production animation was done at Fost, where Dousse worked with co-director Félicien Colmet-Daâge to lead that aspect.[3]

On October 15, 2025, Netflix renewed the series for a second season.[7]

Release

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The series premiered on Netflix on October 14, 2025.[8][9]

Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 86%, based on 14 reviews.[10] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 70 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[11]

Notes

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  1. ^ as depicted in Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (2005)

References

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  1. ^ Otterson, Joe (July 30, 2020). "Splinter Cell Anime Series From John Wick Writer Derek Kolstad Set at Netflix (Exclusive)". Variety. Penske Media Corporation.
  2. ^ Sneider, Jeff (March 22, 2021). "Splinter Cell Netflix Series Writer Derek Kolstad Reveals New Details, Including Episode Length". Collider. Valnet.
  3. ^ a b Giraud, Kévin (October 13, 2025). "Guillaume Dousse On Netflix/Ubisoft's Splinter Cell: Deathwatch". Cartoon Brew.
  4. ^ Breznican, Anthony (October 9, 2025). "Is Netflix About to Drop the Next Great Video Game Adaptation?". Esquire. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on October 10, 2025.
  5. ^ Hermanns, Grant (August 30, 2024). "Netflix's Splinter Cell Anime Gets Surprising Casting Update From OG Sam Fisher Actor". ScreenRant. Valnet.
  6. ^ Murphy, J. Kim (September 20, 2024). "Splinter Cell: Deathwatch Confirms Liev Schreiber as Sam Fisher in First Look at Netflix Anime Series". Variety. Penske Media Corporation.
  7. ^ Vejvoda, Jim (October 15, 2025). "Splinter Cell: Deathwatch Renewed for Season 2 - IGN Fall Fan Fest 2025". IGN. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  8. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (April 23, 2025). "Netflix Animation Returns to Annecy with Stranger Things, In Your Dreams, Fixed & Much More!". Animation Magazine. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  9. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (August 21, 2025). "Anime NYC: Netflix Previews New Seasons of Blue Eye Samurai, Sakamoto Days, Devil May Cry & More!". Animation Magazine. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  10. ^ "Splinter Cell: Deathwatch: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
  11. ^ "Splinter Cell: Deathwatch: Season 1". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
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