Y (TV series)

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Y
Genre Drama
Post-apocalyptic
Based on
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Nellie Reed
Production company(s)
Distributor 20th Television
Release
Original network FX

Y is an upcoming American drama television series created for FX. It is based on the comic book series Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra. Eliza Clark serves as showrunner after Michael Green and Aida Mashaka Croal exited the project. The series is set to premiere in 2020. [1]

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Premise

Y takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which a cataclysmic event has killed every male mammal save for one lone human and his capuchin monkey. The new world order of women will explore gender, race, class and survival. [2]

Cast and characters

Production

Development

On October 14, 2015, it was reported that FX had begun development on a television series adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra's comic book series Y: The Last Man . Vaughn was set to produce alongside Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson. Production companies involved with the series were expected to include Color Force and FX Productions. [3]

On November 14, 2016, it was announced that Michael Green would serve as showrunner for the potential series in addition to writing a pilot script with Vaughn. [4] On January 12, 2017, it was reported that FX was expecting to receive the script in the next few months. [5] On May 31, 2017, it was clarified that Green had solely written the script and that Vaughn had read and liked it. [6] On July 21, 2017, it was confirmed that FX had received a draft of the script from Green, that they had liked it, and that discussions over the potential series were ongoing. [7] On January 16, 2018, FX CEO John Landgraf commented on the series' status during the annual Television Critics Association winter press tour saying, "[We feel] pretty optimistic, not quite at a final decision point. But we got a script I really like, a draft we really like recently." Landgraf went on to comment that Green was now available for the series following his departure from American Gods . [8]

On April 5, 2018, it was announced that FX had given the production a pilot order. Green was expected to co-showrun the series with Aida Mashaka Croal both of whom were also set to executive produce alongside Melina Matsoukas, Jacobson, Simpson, and Vaughan. Matsoukas was also slated to direct the pilot episode as well. [9] On February 4, 2019, it was announced at the Television Critics Association's annual winter press tour that the production had been given a series order for a first season to premiere in 2020. [10]

In April 2019, Green and Croal exited the series due to creative differences. [11] In June 2019, it was announced that Eliza Clark would be replacing Croal and Green as the showrunner. [1] In February 2020, it was concluded that Clark, Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson of Color Force and Vaughan executive produce. Matsoukas also serves as executive producer, as does Mari Jo Winkler-Ioffreda. Nellie Reed serves as producer. [12]

Casting

In July 2018, it was announced that Diane Lane, Barry Keoghan, Imogen Poots, Lashana Lynch, Juliana Canfield, Marin Ireland, Amber Tamblyn, and Timothy Hutton had been cast in the pilot's main roles. [2] [13] [14] In February 2020, it was announced that Keoghan was no longer portraying Yorick and that a new actor will be cast. [15] Later that month, it was announced that Ben Schnetzer has been cast in the role of Yorick. [12]

Filming

Principal photography for the pilot originally commenced on August 20, 2018. [16] Filming locations reportedly included Pearl River, New York. [17] In February 2020, it was revealed that production for the series was to begin in April. [12] However, production was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [18]

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