FX has ordered a TV series based on Ubisoft's Far Cry franchise.
Announced earlier todayThe move marks Ubisoft's latest foray into the transmedia space following several projects with Netflix over the past decade and its role in the creation of Mythic Quest for Apple TV+. In the case of Far Cry, the project will be structured as an anthology, with each season featuring a new setting and cast of characters.
The show's executive production heads are Rob Mack (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Mythic Quest), who is working on his More Better Productions production banner and is also set to star in the series, and Noah Hawley (Fargo, Alien: Earth) on his 26 Keys production banner.
“Working alongside Noah Hawley is a dream come true,” Mack said in the announcement. “Ubisoft has been amazingly generous in entrusting us with one of the most iconic video game worlds ever created.”
“What I love about the Far Cry franchise is that it's an anthology,” Hawley said. “Each game is a variation on a theme, just like every season Fargo this is a variation on a theme. To create a great action show that can change from year to year, always exploring the nature of humanity through this complex and chaotic lens, is a dream come true.”
Ubisoft continues to focus on transmedia projects
The Far Cry game series is not the first transmedia project associated with the franchise. In 2023, Ubisoft Film and Television and Netflix released the animated show Captain Laserhawk: Blood Dragon Remix, which features characters and settings inspired by a variety of Ubisoft games.
Moreover, this is far from the only transmedia project in development. In July of this year, Ubisoft and Netflix greenlit the project. Game series Assassin's Creed. The news comes five years after the companies announced their partnership, with the project led by creators, showrunners and executive producers Roberto Patino and David Wiener, the latter of whom also served as an executive producer on the Halo adaptation.
In addition, on October 14, the companies also released Splinter Cell: Deathwatch, an animated series based on Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell. This was almost a year after Ubisoft has closed the film based on the series.
Transmedia work has been a focus this year for many video game companies, including Activision with its live action game. film “Call of Duty”Nintendo's commitment to Super Mario Galaxy movie and a film based on The Legend of Zeldaand several projects based on Kojima Productions' Death Stranding games, to name a few.
