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THE MADNESS CONTINUES AS STEVE BUSCEMI JOINS FX'S "FAR CRY" COMING TO FX AND HULU
Anthology Series From Noah Hawley and Rob Mac Based on Ubisoft's Hit Video Game Franchise
LOS ANGELES, July 14, 2026 - Steve Buscemi is the latest to descend into the madness of FX's "Far Cry," joining Rob Mac and Lizzy Caplan in the new anthology series based on Ubisoft's global hit video game franchise, which will be available on FX and Hulu as well as Disney+ internationally. The limited series from Noah Hawley and Rob Mac will retain Far Cry(R)'s signature standalone storytelling format with each season set in a new setting following a new cast of characters.
Steve Buscemi has built a career out of portraying some of the most unique and unforgettable characters in recent cinema. He has starred in films like "Reservoir Dogs," "Fargo," "The Big Lebowski," and "The Death of Stalin." Buscemi's television credits include "Boardwalk Empire" and "Miracle Workers," Season 5 of "The Sopranos," and numerous memorable guest appearances on shows like "30 Rock" and "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt." He is an eight-time Emmy nominee, including multiple nods for "Boardwalk Empire" and for starring in and directing "The Sopranos." He won the Emmy for best short form variety series in 2016 for "Park Bench with Steve Buscemi." He most recently starred opposite Jenna Ortega in season 2 of the hit Netflix series "Wednesday." He'll co-star opposite John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell in Martin McDonagh's feature film "Wild Horse Nine" for Searchlight this fall.
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.
FX's "Far Cry" is executive produced by Noah Hawley, who created FX's Emmy-winning anthology series "Fargo" and "Alien: Earth" for television through his 26 Keys production banner, and Rob Mac, creator of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" and Executive Producer of the Emmy-winning "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.
Buscemi is represented by UTA and The Gotham Group.
About FX
FX, a division of Disney Entertainment, is a global multiplatform brand that develops, produces, commissions and markets original programming for Hulu and the FX and FXX linear channels in the U.S., and Disney+ in all other international territories. Over the past two decades, FX has been responsible for some of the most-critically acclaimed and award-winning shows on television. Some of the brand's current and legacy titles include the dramas "Alien: Earth," "American Crime Story," "American Horror Story," "The Americans," "The Beauty," "Clipped," "Damages," "Dying for Sex," "Fargo," "FEUD," "Justified," "Love Story," "Nip/Tuck," "The Old Man," "The Patient," "Pose," "Rescue Me," "The Shield," "Shōgun," "Say Nothing," "Snowfall" and "Sons of Anarchy;" the comedies "Archer," "Atlanta," "The Bear," "Better Things," "DAVE," "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," "The Lowdown," "Reservation Dogs" and "What We Do in the Shadows;" and a slate of docuseries and documentary films including "Welcome to Wrexham," "The New York Times Presents" and "Dear Mama."
About Ubisoft Film & Television
Ubisoft Film & Television's mission is to bring Ubisoft's award-winning games into new areas of entertainment and to create original stories set in the world, culture, and community of gaming. The division recently completed production on a feature film set in the Watch Dogs universe with New Regency, and is in production on a live action Assassin's Creed series with Netflix.
The acclaimed animation series, Splinter Cell: Deathwatch, is available worldwide on Netflix, and all four seasons of the division's first original series, Mythic Quest and spin-off anthology series Side Quest are available to stream globally on Apple TV.
About More Better Productions:
More Better Productions, founded by Emmy-winner Rob Mac, is a leading film, television, and multimedia company that builds on Rob's distinctive approach to world building through bold, human storytelling.
More Better has quickly established itself as a creative hub with more than thirty projects in development across film, television, and documentary for top networks, studios, and streamers. Most recently, the company announced that More Better will be producing the TV adaptation of FAR CRY with Noah Hawley's 26Keys for FX, based on the globally-renowned Ubisoft game.
More Better also champions emerging talent, premiering the television pilot ME/WE at Sundance as an official selection in the Episodic Pilot Showcase and partnering with Just for Laughs' New Faces: Writers program to support up-and-coming comedic voices.
About 26 Keys Productions
Founded by visionary storyteller Noah Hawley and artist Kyle Hawley in 2014, 26 Keys Productions is an Austin-based film and television production company. Known for championing cinematic, character-driven stories for all audiences across a variety of mediums, the company's work includes the hit television shows Alien: Earth, Fargo, Legion and the upcoming Far Cry series; and films including Lucy in the Sky and the upcoming Terrified and Nowhere Fast. 26 Keys aims to champion both local and global filmmaking communities and institutions through a variety of engagement programs and events in an effort to uplift innovative and unique storytelling voices.
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