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Steve Buscemi Joins FX's Far Cry Anthology Series

The casting signals FX's push to build a prestige, season-by-season anthology while plot details, Buscemi’s role and a release date remain undisclosed.

Overview

  • FX and the official Far Cry account confirmed on Tuesday that Steve Buscemi has been added to the first season’s cast alongside Rob Mac and previously announced Lizzy Caplan.
  • Noah Hawley and Rob Mac serve as co-creators and executive producers, and the show will use an anthology format that sets a new story and cast each season to mirror the games’ standalone structure.
  • The series is produced by FX Productions for FX and Hulu with Disney+ carrying the show internationally, and Ubisoft Film & Television is a producing partner among several executive-producer banners.
  • FX has not revealed what the season will cover, who Buscemi will play, or when the series will premiere, leaving casting announcements as the main public updates for now.
  • Far Cry is a long-running Ubisoft franchise with more than 100 million players since 2004, and attaching high-profile talent and Hawley’s anthology track record aims to address the creative challenge of turning action-oriented games into character-driven TV drama.