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'''''Splinter Cell: Firewall''''' is a scripted fiction podcast based in the same world as the [[Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell]] video games.

== Background ==

The show debuted on December 2, 2022.<ref name="Porter 2022" /> The show is produced by the [[BBC Radio 4]].<ref name="Smith 2022" /> The show is a spy thriller audio drama.<ref name="Bahri 2022" /> The show is composed of eight episodes.<ref name="Peel 2022" /> The show is an adaptation of a novel by [[James Swallow]].<ref name="Tantimedh December 2022" /> The show is based in the [[Splinter Cell]] universe.<ref name="Tantimedh November 2022" /> Each episode is roughly 30 minutes in length.<ref name="Wales 2022" /> The plot focuses on an attempt to recruit and train new operatives.<ref name="Liang 2022" /> The show uses [[binaural audio]].<ref name="Kerr 2022" /> The show released episodes weekly each Friday.<ref name="Harradence 2022" /> One of Sam Fisher's enemies that was believed to be dead returns in the show as the antagonist.<ref name="Koen 2022" /> The show is written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz and Paul Cornell.<ref name="Graham 2022" />

The show was produced by [[BBC Radio 4]] and is composed of eight episodes that are roughly 30 minutes in length.<ref name="Peel 2022" /><ref name="Wales 2022" /> The show debuted on December 2, 2022 and released episodes weekly each Friday.<ref name="Porter 2022" /><ref name="Harradence 2022" /> The show is a spy thriller audio drama adapted from a spinoff novel by [[James Swallow]].<ref name="Bahri 2022" /><ref name="Tantimedh December 2022" /> The show uses [[binaural audio]].<ref name="Kerr 2022" />

The show is set in the [[Splinter Cell]] universe and the plot focuses on Sam Fisher's attempt to recruit and train new operatives for the NSA's fourth echelon.<ref name="Tantimedh November 2022" /><ref name="Liang 2022" /> One of Sam Fisher's enemies that was believed to be dead returns in the show as the antagonist.<ref name="Koen 2022" /> The show is written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz and Paul Cornell.<ref name="Graham 2022" />

== Cast and characters ==

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== Reception ==

Jeremy Peel wrote in ''[[PC Gamer]]'' that the show is a faithful adaptation, however, he expressed disappointment that the show was all that was released after so long since a Splinter Cell game was created.<ref name="Peel 2022" /> The show won best Audio Drama at the 2023 Scribe Awards.<ref name="Locus 2023" />

== References ==