Lizzy Caplan Joins FX's Far Cry TV Series

Cade Onder·Jun 30, 2026·Source

FX's upcoming adaptation of Far Cry has cast Lizzy Caplan, who is best known for Freaks and Geeks, Mean Girls, and Cloverfield.

Last year, FX and Ubisoft confirmed that Noah Hawley (showrunner of Fargo and Alien: Earth) will helm an adaptation of Far Cry. The show will be an anthology series with each season telling a new story with a new cast, not unlike the games. As of right now, details are scarce on what the first season will look like, but it's hard to imagine a Far Cry story without a unique location and a psychotic villain.

Caplan's role is being kept under wraps, but she will star alongside It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's Rob Mac (formerly known as Rob McElhenney). Mac's role is also a mystery, but he will also executive-produce the upcoming TV series. Hawley previously stated that he was drawn to the show because Far Cry's structure allows for a wide variety of storytelling opportunities.

Click through to see the 10 best Far Cry games as decided by IGN.

#10 - Far Cry: Instincts - 2007 (Xbox)Far Cry Instincts is basically a remake of the original Far Cry game with some cut corners in order to let it debut on the Xbox in 2007. Issues like texture pop-in and long load times definitely showed Instincts’ age when it launched, but thi

#9 - Far Cry 2 - 2008 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)Far Cry 2 was the first in the series to attempt the nonlinear, open world shooter approach and the result is both ambitious and undercooked as a result. Lots of the quality of life standards and progression features common in recent Far C

#8 - Far Cry - 2004 (Xbox 360, PC, PS3)After years of dimly lit corridors and labyrinthine sci-fi settings dominated the first person shooter space, the original Far Cry dared to drag the genre out into the sunshine for a wide open romp across a dangerous tropical island. Sure, t

#7 - Far Cry: New Dawn - 2019 (Xbox One, PS4, PC)Far Cry: New Dawn was the first direct sequel in the Far Cry series, taking place seventeen years after - spoilers, I guess - the nuclear collapse seen in Far Cry 5’s Hope County where nature, and roving gangs of Highwaymen, have r

#6 - Far Cry 5 - 2018 (Xbox One, PS4, PC)Far Cry’s dense, geographically varied locations brimming with dangerous wildlife are probably the most important draw to the series, which made Far Cry 5’s trip to its sparse and mundane fictitious Montana county somewhat of a letdown. Th

"What I love about the Far Cry game franchise is it's an anthology," said Hawley. "Each game is a variation of a theme, the same way each season of Fargo is a variation on a theme. To create a big action show that can change from year to year, while always exploring the nature of humanity through this complex and chaotic lens is a dream come true. I'm excited to partner with Rob and bring our shared irreverent, ambitious sensibility to the screen."

Hawley came under fire earlier this year after making some comments that sounded dismissive of gaming's storytelling capabilities. The filmmaker stated that "games are built in a way that doesn't make for the best drama," and received pushback from players as well as the director of Far Cry 4, Alex Hutchinson .

Lizzy Caplan Joins FX's Far Cry TV Series

Cade Onder·Jun 30, 2026·Source

FX's upcoming adaptation of Far Cry has cast Lizzy Caplan, who is best known for Freaks and Geeks, Mean Girls, and Cloverfield.