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FX Adds Five Actors to Far Cry Anthology Series
FX is making a TV show based on the Far Cry video games.
The show will be an anthology, which means each season can tell a different story.
Every season will have a new place and new characters.
Five actors have recently joined the cast.
They are Brendan Gleeson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hamish Linklater, Sam Spruell and Jamie Demetriou.
They will appear alongside Rob Mac, Lizzy Caplan and Steve Buscemi.
The makers have not revealed what the first season will be about.
Noah Hawley and Rob Mac are among the show’s executive producers.
Brendan Gleeson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hamish Linklater, Sam Spruell and Jamie Demetriou joined FX’s Far Cry series.
They join previously announced cast members Rob Mac, Lizzy Caplan and Steve Buscemi.
The anthology is based on Ubisoft’s Far Cry video game franchise.
Each season will feature a new setting and a new cast of characters.
Noah Hawley and Rob Mac executive produce the series, which will be made by FX Productions.
- Who
- Brendan Gleeson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hamish Linklater, Sam Spruell and Jamie Demetriou joined a cast that includes Rob Mac, Lizzy Caplan and Steve Buscemi.
- What
- FX is developing Far Cry, an anthology series based on Ubisoft’s video game franchise.
- Where
- When
- Why
- The series adapts the Far Cry franchise using standalone stories with new settings and characters each season.
Key facts
- Network
- FX
- Source material
- Ubisoft’s Far Cry video game franchise
- Format
- Anthology series
- New cast additions
- Brendan Gleeson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hamish Linklater, Sam Spruell and Jamie Demetriou
- Previously announced cast
- Rob Mac, Lizzy Caplan and Steve Buscemi
- Franchise releases
- Six main game releases from 2004 to 2021, plus seven spinoffs and expansions
- Production company
- FX Productions




