Y: The Last Man is a comic by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra about a post-apocalyptic world where all men (save one last man) have been eradicated from the face of the Earth. Afters years of failed attempts, FX finally adapted the series as a TV show…only for the TV show to fail.
Why did The Last Man show not catch on with audiences? Maybe it was that the producers were stretching the source material too thin, or maybe there was just too much else on. Whatever the reason, FX cancelled the series, but showrunner Eliza Clark vowed to try and find it a new home. But the other day on Twitter, she declared defeat: Y: The Last Man is officially dead:
It can indeed be tricky to move a show, but it can happen. We’re still crossing our fingers for The Expanse.
Eliza Clark lays out her original plans for Y: The Last Man season 2
To hear her tell it, Clark was originally hoping that Y: The Last Man would run for around five seasons. “The second season is primed to be extremely fun and propulsive,” she said last year. “So much of the first season is about who these people are going to become. By the end of the first 10 episodes, they’re becoming something new and next season is about stepping into those personas.”
"There’s the promise of potentially reuniting Yorick and Beth. But what’s exciting is that all these characters on different tracks now know about Yorick’s survival. The noose is tightening around his neck and he, 355, and Allison have to race to the genetics lab in San Francisco while all these forces are after him."
What could have been…
Not every show can find success. Happily there’s still a lot more to watch coming this year:
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