It looks like Far Cry will be the next high-profile video game series getting a TV adaptation, as Ubisoft confirmed the news on its official site before quickly deleting the post. This being the internet, nothing is ever truly deleted, no matter how briefly it’s online for, and the original announcement has been preserved.
Over on Reddit, those people who did manage to see the original announcement say that the show will star Rob Mac–the Always Sunny in Philadelphia actor who recently changed his name from Rob McElhenney–and he’ll also produce the series alongside Noah Hawley (Alien: Earth), Jackie Cohn, Michael Garcia, and Nick Frenkel. On the Ubisoft side, Gerard Guillemot, Margaret Boykin, and Austin Dill are also attached in various roles, and the series is reportedly in development at FX.
“This collaboration is really an embarrassment of riches,” Boykin reportedly said in the removed post. “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.”
It’s claimed that the show will be an “anthology drama” that will set each season in a new world and with a different cast of actors attached, emulating the storytelling approach of the games. This lines up with Ubisoft’s current plans to focus on its tentpole properties–Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six–via a new spun-off subsidiary of the company funded in part by Tencent and led by Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot’s son, Charlie Guillemot.
As for Far Cry, the last game in the franchise was Far Cry 6 in 2021, which received lukewarm reviews. Since then, there have been rumors that Ubisoft wants to shake up the franchise’s open-world formula for its next two entries and Far Cry 4 is looking pretty good on PS5 thanks to a recent 60fps update.