Bleeding Cool had reported that FX had pulled the plug on “Y”, the hotly anticipated adaptation of the acclaimed post-apocalyptic science fiction DC comic book series “Y: The Last Man”. Showrunners Aida Croal and Michael Green then announced their exit on Twitter. While it appeared FX had killed the series, THR is reporting the contrary.
The site says that FX is still moving forward with its series adaptation of beloved comic book series “Y: The Last Man” — just not with the original showrunners.
Adds the site: “THR has confirmed that the series is still moving forward at the network, with the same cast in place, but the hunt is now on to replace the duo who had shepherded the development and piloting of the project now just being dubbed Y. Sources say that the exit came after creative differences with the network over the course of the show.”
The cast includes Diane Lane (Unfaithful, Under the Tuscan Sun), Amber Tamblyn (“Two and a Half Men”), Barry Keoghan (The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Dunkirk), Imogen Poots (Green Room, Frank & Lola), Lashana Lynch (Captain Marvel, Bulletproof), Juliana Canfield (Succession) and Marin Ireland (Sneaky Pete, Hell or High Water).
Based on the DC Comics series by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra, “Y” traverses a post-apocalyptic world in which a cataclysmic event has decimated every male mammal save for one lone human. The new world order of women will explore gender, race, class and survival.
Melina Matsoukas (Insecure, Master of None, Beyonce: Formation) directed the pilot episode and also serves as Executive Producer.
“Y: The Last Man” is a 60-issue science fiction comic book series published beginning in 2002. It received three Eisner Awards, and received the first Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story for Y: The Last Man, Volume 10.
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— Michael Green (@andmichaelgreen) April 15, 2019
