FX Orders Far Cry Live-Action Anthology Series

FX has ordered a live-action television series adaptation of the popular Far Cry video game franchise, teaming creators Noah Hawley and Rob McElhenney for an anthology-style production that will stream on Hulu in the United States and Disney internationally.

The project, announced Wednesday, draws from the Ubisoft series known for its first-person shooter gameplay set in exotic, often chaotic environments. Each season of the show will feature new characters, locations and stories, mirroring the standalone structure of the games. Hawley, the showrunner behind FX's Fargo and the recent Alien: Earth, will co-create the series alongside McElhenney, the star and producer of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and the Apple TV+ comedy Mythic Quest. McElhenney is set to appear in the cast of the first season, though specific plot details remain undisclosed.

Hawley highlighted the thematic parallels between Far Cry and his previous work. "What I love about the Far Cry game franchise is it's an anthology. Each game is a variation of a theme, the same way each season of Fargo is a variation on a theme," he said in a statement. He described the series as "a big action show that can change...