FX and Hulu’s Far Cry TV series adaptation is steadily building up its cast, with Fargo’s Steve Buscemi joining the project in an unspecified role.
As reported by Variety, Buscemi will appear alongside Far Cry’s previously announced cast, including co-creator Rob Mac and Lizzy Caplan (Now You See Me Too). While details on their roles still remain under wraps, the series will feature a different plot and cast each season, much like the structure of its gaming source material, so it’s likely the trio will only appear for its first season.
The Far Cry TV series was first announced in November 2025 and will be helmed by creators Noah Hawley (Alien: Earth) and Mac (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia), with the latter also serving as its executive producer and star. The series will stream on Hulu in the United States and Disney+ internationally.
The series is based on Ubisoft’s iconic gaming franchise of the same name, which traces its roots to 2004 and has since spawned six numbered titles alongside numerous spin-offs, with 2021’s Far Cry 6 being the most recent entry. The series has long been well regarded for its iconic villains, such as Vaas Montenegro (Far Cry 3) and Joseph Seed (Far Cry 5), each presenting their own unhinged personalities while still being weirdly charismatic. With Buscemi’s film experience in roles from Reservoir Dogs, Con Air, and Fargo, it makes him the fitting choice to portray the villain in the franchise’s live-action series debut, so it will be interesting to see what role he ends up taking as more information about the series gets released.
While it doesn’t have a release window yet, the upcoming anthology series will also be the first TV adaptation of the gaming franchise and the second attempt at bringing the legendary shooter to life on-screen, following the poorly received 2008 direct-to-video film Far Cry.
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