Status: Cancelled
Aired: 2021, One Season Totaling 10 Episodes
Series Premiere: September 13, 2021
Network: FX on Hulu
Starring: Diane Lane, Ben Schnetzer, Olivia Thirlby, Ashley Romans, Juliana Canfield
Series Website: Hulu.com
Description: A drama series based on DC Comics’ acclaimed series of the same name by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra, Y: The Last Man traverses a post-apocalyptic world in which a cataclysmic event decimates every mammal with a Y chromosome but for one cisgender man and his pet monkey. The series follows the survivors in this new world as they struggle with their efforts to restore what was lost and the opportunity to build something better. FX.com
Note: This will stream exclusively on Hulu as part of the FX on Hulu brand and will release one episode per week.
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Why Was It Cancelled? This show had a troubled path leading up to its television debut, going through multiple behind-the-scenes shakeups. Because of that, the contracts for the actors were set to expire before it finished streaming its first season, and FX/Hulu chose not to pick up the options which led to the cancellation. The show never made it into the Nielsen Streaming Top 10 during its run, but allegedly the viewership numbers were not the reason for the cancellation. The studio did shop the series around with showrunner Eliza Clark lobbying for it to continue for a second season. In a recent tweet, though, Clark indicated that nothing came of that and that it is likely this one is done at one season:
We tried really hard to get another platform to pick up season 2 of Y. But sadly, it doesn’t look like it’s going to happen. It is always incredibly difficult to move a show, and in recent years, it has only gotten harder.
Fans may want to try to make some noise on the social networks, but the prospects for a second season are very low.
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