Noah Hawley Details Far Cry Anthology Series for FX

Noah Hawley, the showrunner behind FX's acclaimed series Fargo and the upcoming Alien: Earth, has provided fresh details on his adaptation of Ubisoft's Far Cry video game franchise, confirming it will take shape as an anthology series without directly adapting any existing game entries. The project, developed for FX in collaboration with Rob McElhenney of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, who will co-showrun, write, and star in the first season, is advancing toward production later this year at Pinewood Studios in London.

In a recent interview, Hawley outlined his vision for the series, emphasizing its potential to explore the Far Cry universe through original stories that capture the games' core themes. "One thing that really attracted me to the Far Cry franchise is that it is an anthology and every time they release a new game it is a totally different story," Hawley said. "That's how I approach Fargo, and it was an exciting idea that we could build an anthology game adaptation where each season is a different story about civilized people thrown into situations where they have to become increasingly uncivilized." He added that the approach allows for a broader "dialogue"...