Netflix Teaming Up With “John Wick” Scribe For Anime Adaptation Of “Splinter Cell”
Variety is reporting that a two season/16-episode order for an anime adaptation of Splinter Cell has been made a deal for Netflix with Derek Kolstad (John Wick) writing and producing the series. Details are under wraps at the moment, but forthcoming.
Update 3/23/21: Collider has learned that the episodes will be of the 20-30-minute variety with the first eight episodes being released as part of the first season, with an additional eight being the second season run.
Our Take
No official release has been delivered from Netflix, but, gaming is a growing hot commodity in adult animation. A few weeks ago we reported on a Metal Gear Solid series in development, and that’s with Castlevania, League of Legends, The Witcher, and Warhammer all incoming. Netflix covets this audience due to the fact that the majority of their subscribers do so via a video game systems of some variety, naturally leading more anime and more video game-inspired programming.
"There are also other characters that come and go (also owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery conglomerate media company)."
Huh. Is that just referring to other characters from the show itself, or is this implying that the new season is going to have cameos from other WBD IPs