Steve Buscemi joins FX’s Far Cry series in undisclosed role
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FX has added Steve Buscemi to the cast of its upcoming Far Cry television series, though the network has not disclosed which character he will play. The announcement matters because it brings another high-profile name to an adaptation of Ubisoft’s long-running video game franchise and adds momentum to a project already backed by Rob Mac and executive producer Noah Hawley. Their involvement points to a series aiming to combine Far Cry’s chaotic, politically charged world with an anthology approach suited to prestige television.
The show is planned as a limited anthology, with each season set in a different location and featuring a new cast, reflecting the structure of the games. Buscemi joins previously announced cast members Rob Mac and Lizzy Caplan, and the series is set to air on FX and Hulu, with Disney Plus carrying it internationally. FX first announced the project in November 2025, and no release date has yet been confirmed; the most recent game in the franchise remains 2021’s Far Cry 6, which starred Giancarlo Esposito as villain Antón.
- Steve Buscemi has joined FX’s Far Cry series cast.
- His role has not yet been revealed.
- The show will use an anthology format like the games.
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Far Cry is a series of action video games made by the French company Ubisoft. Each game usually takes place in a fictional region facing conflict, where the player becomes caught up in a struggle involving armed groups, powerful local figures and political tensions.
The games are known for changing their setting and main characters from one instalment to the next, while often centring on a memorable antagonist. Far Cry 6, released in 2021, was set on a fictional Caribbean island and featured Giancarlo Esposito as its ruler, Antón Castillo.
FX is adapting the franchise for television with Rob Mac, formerly known as Rob McElhenney, and Noah Hawley among the people involved in making it. The planned anthology format would allow the programme to tell a different Far Cry story each season, rather than following one continuing group of characters.
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Originally published by Polygon as “Far Cry TV show casts Steve Buscemi in mystery role”.