{"id":1904828,"date":"2026-04-27T10:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T07:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1904828"},"modified":"2026-04-27T10:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T07:35:09","slug":"noah-hawley-says-his-far-cry-tv-show-wont-be-adapting-any-of-the-games-and-is-instead-betting-on-an-anthology-format","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1904828","title":{"rendered":"Noah Hawley says his Far Cry TV show won&#8217;t be adapting any of the games, and is instead betting on an anthology format"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/far-cry-4\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Far Cry 4<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Noah Hawley says his Far Cry TV show won&#8217;t be adapting any of the games, and is instead betting on an anthology format<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">&#8220;Let me have a dialog with this franchise.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/far-cry_noah-hawley.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Far Cry background with photo of Noah Hawley on top\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"far-cry_noah-hawley.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer\/Ubisoft\/FX<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/fran-j-ruiz-author.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"fran-j-ruiz-author.png\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/fran-ruiz\">Fran Ruiz<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-04-27T10:35:09+00:00\">April 27, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/far-cry-showrunner-noah-hawley-on-his-approach?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          4 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"c80f130b-dd1a-405f-9a7a-8888e70d1ac5\" data-name=\"Far Cry 4\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Far Cry 4\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Far Cry 4\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Far Cry 4\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Far Cry 4\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Far Cry 4\" title=\"Follow Far Cry 4\"><br \/>\n  Follow Far Cry 4<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>It hasn&#8217;t been too long since we learned that a Far Cry TV series is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/far-cry-anthology-series-in-the-works-with-always-sunny-in-philadelphias-rob-mac\">in the works<\/a>. It&#8217;s Always Sunny in Philadelphia&#8217;s Rob Mac and Alien: Earth&#8217;s Noah Hawley are leading the charge, and the latter has now revealed a bit more about his approach to adapting the beloved video game franchise. Spoiler alert: he&#8217;s not adapting any one game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/04\/noah-hawley-alien-earth-season-2-far-cry-fargo-canneseries-1236867916\/\">Deadline<\/a> recently had the chance to sit down and chat with Hawley, who&#8217;s now preparing for the Alien show&#8217;s second season and writing the scripts for Far Cry. While the live-action adaptation of Ubisoft&#8217;s open-world FPS series is still in the early stages, he confirmed it&#8217;s moving along and could be shot shortly after Alien wraps up.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Far Cry 3 - Stranded Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bZ5RLxf1Q1I?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/bZ5RLxf1Q1I\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Far Cry 3 &#8211; Stranded Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bZ5RLxf1Q1I\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve built them both out of London at Pinewood and there is a secondary location that will serve both shows. I&#8217;ve tried to be smart about it,&#8221; he revealed when asked about how he was planning to juggle both shows. It must be noted that, while he&#8217;s overseeing the two ambitious projects, he won&#8217;t be directing the entire seasons. In fact, he&#8217;s skipping directorial duties on Alien: Earth S2 in order to better focus on Far Cry.<\/p>\n<p>According to Deadline&#8217;s piece, Hawley is directing Far Cry&#8217;s first two episodes on top of writing the scripts after cracking the story. On that front, he&#8217;s re-confirmed (after the announcement last year) that his take on Far Cry won&#8217;t adapt any of the games: &#8220;One thing that really attracted me to the Far Cry franchise is that it is an anthology and every time they release a new game it is a totally different story&#8230; That&#8217;s how I approach Fargo, and it was an exciting idea that we could build an anthology game adaptation where each season is a different story about civilized people thrown into situations where they have to become increasingly uncivilized.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While that&#8217;s a pitch-perfect description of what the Far Cry series has become under Ubisoft&#8217;s guidance, that hasn&#8217;t stopped nostalgic gamers from raising the alarm before learning anything about the show. Even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/far-cry-4\">Far Cry 4<\/a> creative director Alex Hutchinson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:7453519447425875969?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28activity%3A7453519447425875969%2C7453845515257069568%29&amp;dashCommentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_comment%3A%287453845515257069568%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7453519447425875969%29\">said on LinkedIn<\/a> Hawley&#8217;s quick comments are &#8220;pissing him off,&#8221; which suggests that even the franchise&#8217;s key creatives would rather retread old stories than honour the franchise&#8217;s format in a different medium.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let me have a dialog with this franchise, because this is what I think a Far Cry story is,&#8221; Hawley added before claiming video games &#8220;are built in a way that doesn&#8217;t make for the best drama&#8221; in most cases. Now that&#8217;s a point worth arguing over if you ask me, but his approach to Far Cry is sounding logical.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>It hasn&#8217;t been too long since we learned that a Far Cry TV series is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/far-cry-anthology-series-in-the-works-with-always-sunny-in-philadelphias-rob-mac\">in the works<\/a>. It&#8217;s Always Sunny in Philadelphia&#8217;s Rob Mac and Alien: Earth&#8217;s Noah Hawley are leading the charge, and the latter has now revealed a bit more about his approach to adapting the beloved video game franchise. Spoiler alert: he&#8217;s not adapting any one game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/04\/noah-hawley-alien-earth-season-2-far-cry-fargo-canneseries-1236867916\/\">Deadline<\/a> recently had the chance to sit down and chat with Hawley, who&#8217;s now preparing for the Alien show&#8217;s second season and writing the scripts for Far Cry. While the live-action adaptation of Ubisoft&#8217;s open-world FPS series is still in the early stages, he confirmed it&#8217;s moving along and could be shot shortly after Alien wraps up.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Far Cry 3 - Stranded Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bZ5RLxf1Q1I?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/bZ5RLxf1Q1I\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Far Cry 3 &#8211; Stranded Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bZ5RLxf1Q1I\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve built them both out of London at Pinewood and there is a secondary location that will serve both shows. I&#8217;ve tried to be smart about it,&#8221; he revealed when asked about how he was planning to juggle both shows. It must be noted that, while he&#8217;s overseeing the two ambitious projects, he won&#8217;t be directing the entire seasons. In fact, he&#8217;s skipping directorial duties on Alien: Earth S2 in order to better focus on Far Cry.<\/p>\n<p>According to Deadline&#8217;s piece, Hawley is directing Far Cry&#8217;s first two episodes on top of writing the scripts after cracking the story. On that front, he&#8217;s re-confirmed (after the announcement last year) that his take on Far Cry won&#8217;t adapt any of the games: &#8220;One thing that really attracted me to the Far Cry franchise is that it is an anthology and every time they release a new game it is a totally different story&#8230; That&#8217;s how I approach Fargo, and it was an exciting idea that we could build an anthology game adaptation where each season is a different story about civilized people thrown into situations where they have to become increasingly uncivilized.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While that&#8217;s a pitch-perfect description of what the Far Cry series has become under Ubisoft&#8217;s guidance, that hasn&#8217;t stopped nostalgic gamers from raising the alarm before learning anything about the show. Even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/far-cry-4\">Far Cry 4<\/a> creative director Alex Hutchinson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:7453519447425875969?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28activity%3A7453519447425875969%2C7453845515257069568%29&amp;dashCommentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_comment%3A%287453845515257069568%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7453519447425875969%29\">said on LinkedIn<\/a> Hawley&#8217;s quick comments are &#8220;pissing him off,&#8221; which suggests that even the franchise&#8217;s key creatives would rather retread old stories than honour the franchise&#8217;s format in a different medium.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let me have a dialog with this franchise, because this is what I think a Far Cry story is,&#8221; Hawley added before claiming video games &#8220;are built in a way that doesn&#8217;t make for the best drama&#8221; in most cases. Now that&#8217;s a point worth arguing over if you ask me, but his approach to Far Cry is sounding logical.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Far Cry 4 Noah Hawley says his Far Cry TV show won&#8217;t be adapting any of the games, and is instead betting on an anthology format &#8220;Let me have a dialog with this franchise.&#8221; Image credit: Eurogamer\/Ubisoft\/FX News by Fran Ruiz Contributor Published on April 27, 2026 4 comments Follow Far Cry 4 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,253],"class_list":["post-1904828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-eurogamer-net"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1904828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1904828"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1904828\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1904828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1904828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1904828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}