FX Reveals 5 New Cast For “Far Cry” Series
Disney has announced some additional cast for the upcoming original series based on the iconic “Far Cry” video game series. The new anthology series from Rob Mac and Noah Hawley will be coming to FX, Hulu and Disney+.
The anthology series will retain Far Cry’s signature standalone storytelling format, with each season set in a new setting and following a new cast of characters. Since 2004, Far Cry has more than 100 million unique players and is one of Ubisoft’s most popular franchises. The award-winning Far Cry franchise is known for the exhilaration of the first-person shootouts, organic open-world playgrounds, unique stories and memorable antagonists.
Emmy Award-winner and Oscar nominee Brendan Gleeson, Oscar nominee Jennifer Jason Leigh, Emmy Award nominee Hamish Linklater, Sam Spruell and BAFTA Award winner Jamie Demetriou have joined Rob Mac, Lizzy Caplan and Steve Buscemi in the cast of the series.
Brendan Gleeson recently appeared in “H is for Hawk” and Amazon’s “Spider-Noir” series, along with the “Harry Potter” films. Jennifer Jason Leigh has previously starred in the fifth season of FX’s “Fargo” and Netflix’s “Atypical”.
Hamish Linklater has recently starred in “Widow’s Bay”, and Sam Spruell recently starred in “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms”. Jamie Demetriou recently starred in Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building.”
“Far Cry” is executive produced by Noah Hawley, who created FX’s Emmy-winning anthology series “Fargo” and FX’s “Alien: Earth” for television through his 26 Keys production banner, and Rob Mac, creator of FX’s “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and executive producer of the Emmy-winning FX’s “Welcome to Wrexham” through his production banner More Better Productions.
In addition to Mac and Hawley, the series is executive produced by Simon Emanuel, Emilia Serrano for 26 Keys, Nicholas Frenkel for 3 Arts, Monica Macer, Peter Calloway, John Campisi, and Gerard Guillemot, Margaret Boykin and Austin Dill for Ubisoft Film & Television. The series will be produced by FX Productions.
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