By Joe Otterson
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Sky Deutschland/Bavaria Film Lizzy Caplan has joined the cast of FX‘s upcoming “Far Cry” TV series, Variety has learned.
The series was first reported to be set up at FX in November 2025 from creators Noah Hawley and Rob Mac, with Mac also set to star. Exact plot and character details remain under wraps, but the series will follow an anthology format like the “Far Cry” video games and feature a different cast and setting each season.
Caplan is no stranger to FX, having recently starred in the limited series “Fleishman Is In Trouble” for the basic cabler. Her work in that show earned her an Emmy nomination for outstanding lead actress in a limited series. She was previously nominated outstanding lead actress in a drama for her work in the Showtime series “Masters of Sex.” Caplan’s other TV roles include “Fatal Attraction” at Paramount+, “Zero Day” at Netflix, “Party Down” for Starz, and “Castle Rock” at Hulu.
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In film, Caplan recently appeared in the thriller “Cobweb” and has starred in features including the “Now You See Me” franchise, “Cloverfield,” and “127 Hours.”
She is repped by UTA, Rise Management and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
“Far Cry” will air on FX, Hulu, and Disney+ internationally. Mac will executive produce under his More Better Productions banner, while Hawley will executive produce under his overall deal with FX and Disney Entertainment Television via 26 Keys. Simon Emanuel will also executive produce along with Emilia Serrano for 26 Keys, Nick 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.
This will be the first live-action “Far Cry” adaptation for TV. The games were previously adapted into a 2008 direct-to-video film starring Til Schweiger and directed by Uwe Boll. Netflix, meanwhile, released the animated series “Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix” in 2023, which was inspired by “Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon.”
The first “Far Cry” game was released in 2004. Since then, five other games in the main series have been released along with numerous spinoffs. The most recent game, “Far Cry 6,” was released in 2021. More than 100 million unique players have enjoyed the games since their debut.
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