FX has announced that its long-gestating adaptation of Y: The Last Man has officially been ordered to series.
“Y: The Last Man is a towering achievement among graphic novel storytelling and it’s been rewarding to work with this outstanding team,” FX president of original programming Nick Grad said. “Michael Green and Aïda Mashaka Croal have partnered with Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson to deliver a stunning new expression of this fascinating and timely story. Melina Matsoukas, who directed the pilot, did an incredible job bringing it to life with Diane Lane and this stellar cast.”
Based on the acclaimed series of graphic novels from Brian K. Vaughn, with Michael Green (Hannibal) and Aïda Mashaka Croal (Marvel’s Luke Cage), set as co-showrunners, Y follows escape artist Yorick after a mysterious plague as he sets out to find what might have wiped out the male chromosome. The new world order of women will explore issues of gender, race, class, and survival.
The series stars Diane Lane (Unfaithful), Barry Keoghan (The Killing of a Sacred Deer), Imogen Poots (Roadies), Lashana Lynch (Captain Marvel), Juliana Canfield (Succession), Marin Ireland (Sneaky Pete), and Amber Tamblyn (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants).
Joining a drama slate that includes Pose, Snowfall, and Mayans MC, Y is set to premiere on FX in 2020.
