A Far Cry TV series is coming soon, based on a now-deleted Ubisoft press release, and is allegedly in development at FX.
Typically, a leak comes from an external source, but today’s leak came from within. A Far Cry TV series is coming soon, based on a now-deleted Ubisoft press release, and is allegedly in development at FX. Ubisoft posted about the show on its own website this weekend, but it was quickly taken down. Of course, Reddit users were quick to grab screenshots of the now-deleted post. Surprisingly, the post showed that Rob McElhenney (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Mythic Quest, Welcome to Wrexham) and Noah Hawley (Fargo, Alien: Earth) are the co-creators of the Far Cry series. Even if there is technically no official announcement for this series, the details were comprehensive.
Far Cry is a series of first-person shooter games first launched in 2004, blending open-world exploration, tactical combat and narrative-driven missions. Each instalment places players in exotic or dangerous locations, pitting them against memorable villains in morally complex situations. The last few instalments were critically acclaimed for casting big-name stars as antagonists, along with offering immersive worlds and player freedom amid various political backdrops.
According to Eurogamer, the series will be executive produced by Mac, Hawley, and Jackie Cohn for More Better Productions, Michael Garcia for 26Keys Productions, Nick Frenkel for 3Arts Entertainment, and Ubisoft’s Gerard Guillemot, Margaret Boykin, and Austin Dill. The deleted post also had Hawley down as a showrunner, and Mac is set to star in the show. “This collaboration is really an embarrassment of riches,” said Ubisoft Film & Television head of film and television content, Boykin. “Far Cry is a psychological tailspin that doesn’t shy away from the darkest and most absurd parts of humanity, which aligns perfectly with FX’s bold and fearless storytelling style.”
While everything is highly speculative, the Far Cry show concept is said to be an “anthology drama.” Supposedly, “each season will be set in a new world with a different cast of characters, following the video game franchise’s signature standalone storytelling format.” In this way, the adaptation will follow the games’ main characters, who are largely independent of each other.
This is all highly plausible, as Ubisoft launched a new subsidiary back in March after Chinese conglomerate Tencent invested €1.16 billion in a minority stake of Ubisoft’s new entity. Ubisoft had plans to expand its three pillar franchises, Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six, and Far Cry, in multiple unconfirmed capacities. Several production companies have already been tapped for adaptations of Assassin’s Creed and Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell for Netflix.
So far, neither Ubisoft nor FX has provided any official statements or confirmations about a Far Cry series.
