“What I love about the Far Cry game franchise is it’s an anthology,” says Noah Hawley. “Each game is a variation of a theme, the same way each season of Fargo is a variation on a theme.” That idea is now getting a cast to match.
FX’s “Far Cry” series has added five names to its first season, Variety reported on September 17, 2026: Brendan Gleeson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hamish Linklater, Sam Spruell and Jamie Demetriou. TV Insider, citing The Hollywood Reporter, confirmed the same group. Their roles are being kept secret.
Who is joining
Gleeson brings “The Banshees of Inisherin” and “In Bruges.” Leigh arrives from “The Hateful Eight” and has already worked at FX on “Fargo.” Linklater’s credits include “Widow’s Bay” and “Midnight Mass,” and Spruell comes with “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” and FX’s “Alien: Earth.” Demetriou is known for “Stath Lets Flats” and “The Afterparty.”
They join Rob Mac, the lead and co-creator, along with Lizzy Caplan and Steve Buscemi, all announced earlier.
A show built to change
The series follows an anthology format, like the games: each season gets a different cast and setting. Plot details for season one are still unannounced, and there is no premiere date. When it does arrive, it will air on FX and stream on Hulu in the U.S. and on Disney+ internationally.
FX first set the project up in November 2025, with Hawley and Mac as creators. The two worked together before on the third season of “Fargo.” “Getting to work alongside Noah Hawley is a dream realized,” Mac said, thanking Ubisoft for “entrusting us with one of the most iconic video-game worlds ever created.”
FX president Nick Grad pointed to the track record. Between them, Mac and Hawley have made six series and 32 seasons of television with the network. He expects them to tell this story “in a way that is original, gripping, and wildly entertaining.”
Behind the camera
Hawley is an executive producer through his overall deal with FX and Disney Entertainment Television, via his 26 Keys company. Mac executive produces under his More Better Productions banner. Simon Emanuel and Emilia Serrano are on board for 26 Keys, and Nick Frenkel for 3 Arts. Monica Macer, Peter Calloway and John Campisi are also credited. Gerard Guillemot, Margaret Boykin and Austin Dill represent Ubisoft Film & Television. FX Productions is making the series.
Sources
- 'Far Cry': Premiere Date, Trailer, Cast, Plot, and More Details
- 'Far Cry' FX Series Adds Five to Cast, Including Brendon Gleeson
